JEE Main201910 Jan 2019Morning ShiftChemistryHydrogenActual
The total number of isotopes of hydrogen and number of radioactive isotopes among them, respectively, are
Options
- A2 and 1
- B2 and 0
- C3 and 1
- D3 and 2
Correct answer
C. 3 and 1
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 H 1 1 , deuterium H 1 2 or D and lastly tritium H 1 3 or T . 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.