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/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
- I will start this column by saying that from new experimental results, it is now clear that neutrinos do _not_ have a 17 keV mass (that was a detector artifact) and are _not_ tachyons (that was a subtle artifact of the physics and chemistry of the tritium sources used). Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- The melting and boiling points of parahydrogen are about 0. 1°C lower than those of normal hydrogen. isotope of hydrogen, H, is known as Protium, the other two isotopes are Deuterium (a proton and a neutron) and Tritium (a protron and two neutrons). Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
- The fusion reaction triggered by the lasers within the tiny pellet of deuterium and tritium emits trillions of stray neutrons. Times, Sunday Times
- The dynamics of transportation of HTO (tritium water) in a simulated tea soil ecosystem were studied on simulated pollutants using isotope tracer technique.
- The front sight - with green tritium dot and well rounded at the front to prevent snagging - is securely dovetailed into the slide.
- The worlds main source of tritium is Canada, Ontario actually. Tuesday Trivia
- Hahn diligently amassed this radioactive material by collecting small amounts from household products, such as americium from smoke detectors, thorium from camping lantern mantles, radium from clocks and tritium (as neutron moderator) from gun-sights. Greensboring® Greensboro, NC
- Tritium, a soft beta emitter, is discharged in relatively large quantities all over the world, including the UK.
- International Control of Tritium for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament provides a unique resource on all aspects regarding the military use of tritium.
- Although tritium can be a gas, its most common form is in water, because, like non-radioactive hydrogen, radioactive tritium reacts with oxygen to form water.