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tritium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | atomic number 1, h, hydrogen |
Examples of tritium
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Federal regulators set a limit for how much tritium is allowed in drinking water.
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The contraction is expected to fuse the nuclei of deuterium and tritium within.
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An even larger problem is the tritium co-deposited with the redeposited graphite.
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They also detected raised levels of tritium, another product of deuterium fusion.
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Tritium is found naturally in tiny amounts and is a product of nuclear fission.
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Tritium occurs naturally due to cosmic rays interacting with atmospheric gases.
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Direct, short-term exposure to small amounts of tritium is relatively harmless.
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An NRC taskforce on tritium leaks last year dismissed the danger to public health.
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Tritium contamination of groundwater was discovered at Exelon's Braidwood station.
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- A radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms
- Tritium (or , symbol ' or , also known as hydrogen-3) is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The nucleus of tritium (sometimes called a triton') contains one proton and two neutrons, whereas the nucleus of protium (by far the most abundant hydrogen isotope) contains one proton and no neutrons. ...
- (chemical symbol H-3) a radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (chemical symbol H). See also deuterium.
- A radioactive luminous material used in hands and hour markers.
- The heaviest hydrogen isotope, containing one proton and two neutrons in the nucleus, produced most effectively by bombarding lithium-6 with neutrons. In a fission weapon, the fusion of tritium with deuterium to make helium produces an extra neutron that can be used to cause additional fissions. ...
- A radioactive gas, an isotope of hydrogen, that serves as a booster for the fusion reaction in the secondary component of a nuclear weapon.
- The heaviest isotope of the element hydrogen. It is three times heavier than hydrogen. Tritium gas is used to boost the explosive power of most modern nuclear weapons and has a half-life of over 12 years.
- In tritium illuminations systems, such as those employed in Luminox watches, tritium gas is injected into glass tubes coated with a luminescent paint. The tritium gas excites the luminescent material, which will glow continuously for about 25 years without the need for exposure to light.
- The heaviest and only radioactive nuclide of hydrogen, with a half-life of 12.3 years and a very-low-energy radioactive decay (tritium is a beta emitter).
