Name of Element :Hydrogen
Symbol of Element : H
Atomic Number of Hydrogen : 1
Atomic Weight: 1.0079
Boiling Point: 252.87°C
(element properties and periodic information 2005)
Of the element hydrogen protium is the most common isotope. It is indicated by the symbol ¹H.
More rarer isotopes of hydrogen are deuterium and tritium which is a radioactive isotope.(economicexpert.com 2009)
The Properties of the Tritium Isotope
Name of isotope:Tritium
Symbol of Isotope: T
Atomic Number of Tritium: 1
Atomic Weight: 3.016
Boiling Point:-248 degree's C
The chemical element hydrogen has many isotopes and Tritium is one of them that is radioactive. In the nucleus of tritium's atoms there are two neutrons and one proton. Even though Tritium is still technically the element hydrogen it has it's own symbol, T. Tritium reacts in exactly the same manner as hydrogen chemically, because of it's atomic weight is is slightly slower. Regular hydrogen atoms are three times less the mass of a tritium atom. For example: the atomic weight of tritium is 3.016 but as explained the atomic weight of hydrogen is 1.008, about three times less the mass. Tritium is radioactive, and has a half-life of 12.26 years.
The fact that tritium has a heavier atomic weight has an effect on the physical properties of this hydrogen isotope. For example, tritium has a boiling point of -248°C, in comparison to ordinary hydrogen's boiling point of -252.8°C. (encyclopedia 2009)
This picture is an example of half life in an atom.
(university of Birmingham, 2008)
