2007-06-28 18:16:24 · 3 answers · asked by Keith L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Tritium, T, is an isotope of Hydrogen... Hydrogen with an extra neutron. It has 1 Proton and 2 Neutrons.
Tritium is a radioactive element therefore has no chemical bond structure because it is the name for the atom itself.
It would be written with a superscript 3 in front of the H. 3H. As a gas it would be written 3H2. Superscript 3, subscript 2.
In the gas form the bond structure is the same as H2, ie... H:H
2007-06-28 18:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by JC DDS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tritium is 3H.
hydrogen is just a proton
deuterium is one proton and one neutron
tritium is a proton and 2 neutrons
2007-06-28 18:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by helper59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it not hydrogen with two neutrons?
2007-06-28 18:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋