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Q. Tritium on radioactive decay gives

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Tritium is the isotope of hydrogen. Tritium $\left({ }_{1}^{3} H \right)$ is a $\beta$-emitter. It emits a $\beta$-particle and changes into helium.
${ }_{1}^{3} H \longrightarrow { }_{2}^{3} He +{ }_{-1}^{0} \beta$