tritium
isotope of hydrogen with 2 neutrons
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Summary
tritium is an isotope of hydrogen[1]. tritium draws 10,360 Wikipedia views per month (isotope of hydrogen category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: deuterium[3]
- Followed by: hydrogen-4[4]
- Canonical SMILES: [3H][5]
- Chemical formula: H[6]
- Subclass of: hydrogen[7], simple substance[8]
- Commons category: Tritium[9]
- Decays to: helium-3[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tritium[11]
- Atomic number: 1[12]
- Spin quantum number: 0.5[13]
- Parity quantum number: 1[14]
- Neutron number: 2[15]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[16]
- Mass: 3.01604928199 dalton[17]
- Half-life: 12.32 annum[18]
- Binding energy: 8,481,821 electronvolt[19], 8481.795 kiloelectronvolt[20]
- Mass excess: 14949.80993 kiloelectronvolt[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
tritium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] tritium is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]