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Q.Tritium nucleus contains:

(a) 1p + 2n
(b) 1p + 0n
(c) 1p + 1n
(d) 2p + 1n
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Tritium is the hydrogen isotope with mass number 3 and atomic number 1, so its nucleus contains 1 proton and (3 - 1) = 2 neutrons.

Hydrogen has three natural isotopes, all with atomic number Z = 1 (one proton, since that is what defines the element as hydrogen):

  • Protium, 1H: mass number 1 → 1 proton, 0 neutrons.
  • Deuterium, 2H: mass number 2 → 1 proton, 1 neutron. …

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