Why not the decaying tritium emit Alpha-radiation but only Beta radiation?
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Tritium is a radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen. Tritium is radioactive and has a half-life of about 12.5 years, which means that half of the radioactive atoms will decaynaturally in that time. ... Of the three primary types of radiation, alpha, beta and gamma, tritium emits only beta radiation.
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my question is why it emits beta radiation?
The total energy liberated, shared between the electron and the antineutrino, is 18 keV. As the decaydirectly produces a ground state helium nucleus, there is no excited state and hence no gamma emission . tritium so it is a beta-emitting radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
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Tritium is a radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen. Tritium is radioactive and has a half-life of about 12.5 years, which means that half of the radioactive atoms will decaynaturally in that time. Of the three primary types of radiation, alpha, beta and gamma, tritium emits only beta radiation.
Since tritium is a low energy beta emitter, it is not dangerous externally (its beta particles are unable to penetrate the skin), but it can be a radiation hazard when inhaled, ingested via food or water, or absorbed through the skin.
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Since tritium is a low energy beta emitter, it is not dangerous externally (its beta particles are unable to penetrate the skin), but it can be a radiation hazard when inhaled, ingested via food or water, or absorbed through the skin.
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