Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Interpretation: (a) Explain why tritium cannot undergo alpha decay
(b) What type of decay would you expect tritium to undergo?
(c) Write the nuclear reaction for the expected decay.
Concept Introduction: Tritium is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen containing one proton and two neutrons.
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