JEE Main 201910 JanuaryMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 10 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Hydrogen
JEE Main 2019 · 10 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Hydrogen
The total number of isotopes of hydrogen and number of radioactive...
The total number of isotopes of hydrogen and number of radioactive isotopes among them, respectively, are
Options
- A and
- B and
- C and
- D and
Correct answer
C. and
Step-by-step solution
Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table and has the atomic number one. Those elements which have the same atomic number but a different mass number are called isotopes. There are three isotopes of hydrogen namely, protium , deuterium or and lastly tritium or . The isotopes are different because of the different number of neutrons present in them.
Isotopes of Hydrogen:
Among all three isotopes only Tritium is radioactive.