Question

Hydrogen has three isotopes written as: ${}_1^{1}H,{}_1^{2}H,{}_1^{3}H$

Explain why:

(i) these isotopes have almost identical chemical properties.

(ii) they are electrically neutral.

Answer 1

(i) These isotopes have almost identical chemical properties because they have the same atomic number.
(ii) They are electrically neutral due to same atomic weight.