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The H isotope of hydrogen, which is called tritium (because it contains three
nucleons), has a half-life of 12.33 yr. It can be used to measure the age of objects up
to about 100 yr. It is produced in the upper atmosphere by cosmic rays and brought to
Earth by rain. As an application, determine approximately the age of a bottle of wine
whose H radiation is about that present in new wine.

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