The isotope of lithium used in a hydrogen bomb is Li-6, whose nucleus contains three protons and

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The isotope of lithium used in a hydrogen bomb is Li-6, whose nucleus contains three protons and three neutrons. When a Li-6 nucleus absorbs a neutron, a nucleus of the heaviest hydrogen isotope, tritium, is produced. What is the other product of this reaction? Which of these two products fuels the explosive reaction?
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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