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Name the isotopes of hydrogen. Write their atomic composition schematically and explain which of these is radioactive ?

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Step 1. Name the three isotopes. Hydrogen's isotopes are protium (ordinary hydrogen), deuterium (D) and tritium (T).

Step 2. Write their atomic composition. All three have atomic number 1 (one proton, one electron), differing only in neutron number: protium 11H^{1}_{1}H has 0 neutrons; deuterium 12H^{2}_{1}H has 1 neutron; tritium 13H^{3}_{1}H has 2 neutrons. …

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