单词 | tritium |
释义 | tritium/ˈtrɪtɪəm /noun [mass noun] Chemistry A radioactive isotope of hydrogen with a mass approximately three times that of the usual isotope. (Symbol: T) Although many nuclei can be fused, this subject normally refers to fusion of hydrogen isotopes deuterium or tritium to form helium....
Discovered in 1934, tritium has two neutrons as well as a proton in the nucleus. It occurs in minute traces in nature and can be made artificially from lithium or deuterium in nuclear reactors; it is used as a fuel in thermonuclear bombs. Origin1930s: from modern Latin, from Greek tritos 'third'. |
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