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Protium has 1 neutron.


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Solution

The correct option is A True

Isotopes of hydrogen:

  1. Isotopes are the forms of an element that have identical atomic numbers but different mass numbers.
  2. Hydrogen has three isotopes: protium, deuterium, and tritium.
  3. Protium contains one proton and zero neutrons.
  4. Hence, the mass of the protium is one.

Hence, the statement is true.


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