(a) Write the reaction for the beta decay of tritium. (b) Like 14 C, tritium is formed...

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(a) Write the reaction for the beta decay of tritium.

(b) Like 14C, tritium is formed by nuclear reactions in the upper atmosphere. What is the missing product here:

1N+ n H+ ?

(c) The half-life of tritium is only 12.26 years, and yet there is always some present on Earth (about 1 atom in every 1018 H atoms is tritium). How can this be?

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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