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QJEEM19Ch2653: JEE Main 2019 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM19Ch2653 Solution: The total number of isotopes of hydrogen and number of…

The total number of isotopes of hydrogen and number of radioactive isotopes among them, respectively, are :

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  • A 3 and 2
  • B 2 and 1
  • C 2 and 0
  • D 3 and 1

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Total number of isotopes of hydrogen is 3

⇒  11H,12H\Rightarrow \,\,{}_1^1H,{}_1^2H   or   12D, 13H  {}_1^2D,\,{}_1^3H\,\, or   13T{}_1^3T

and only 13H{}_1^3H or 13T{}_1^3T is an Radioactive element.

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