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The radioactive isotope of Hydrogen is ___________.


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  1. Protium, Deuterium, and Tritium are forms of Hydrogen.
  2. The radioactive isotope of hydrogen with an atomic number of 1, a mass number of 3, and one proton are called Tritium.
  3. It has two neutrons, one proton, and one electron.
  4. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen because it has more neutrons than protons, which renders the nucleus unstable.
  5. As a result, Tritium will decay radioactively.

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