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UK
/tɹˈaɪtiəm/
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[ US /ˈtɹɪtiəm/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹɪtiəm/ ]
NOUN
- a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms
How To Use tritium In A Sentence
- This particular arrangement of nucleons is unstable and so tritium readily undergoes radioactive decay to yield a helium atom.
- Tritium is radioactive, with a half-life of 12.26 years.
- The experiments also yielded a radioactive material called tritium, which is another product of fusion, Xu and Butt said. Tabletop Nuclear Fusion | Impact Lab
- Tritium has a higher freezing point than water and so could condense into a fine mist indistinguishable from normal fog.
- Although many nuclei can be fused, this subject normally refers to fusion of hydrogen isotopes deuterium or tritium to form helium.
- Snag-free, 3-dot tritium sights and rustproof stainless steel construction round out a great carry gun.
- These products contain tiny glass vials filled with a radioactive gas such as tritium.
- Although many nuclei can be fused, this subject normally refers to fusion of hydrogen isotopes deuterium or tritium to form helium.
- The DOE states the "maximum contaminant level developed by the Environmental Protection Agency for tritium in drinking water supplies is 20,000 pCi/L or 0.02 microcuries per liter (a picocurie is a millionth of a microcurie). GlobalResearch.ca
- The calculated results show that the expense of tritium under irrddiation of deuterium beam on TTi target is caused by the replacement of the injected deuteron.