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Explain isotope with hydrgen diagram

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Hydrogen has three naturally occurringisotopes: 1H (protium), 2H (deuterium), and 3H (tritium). Other highly unstable nuclei (4H to 7H) have been synthesized in the laboratory, but do not occur in nature. The most stable radioisotope ofhydrogen is tritium, with a half-life of 12.32 years.

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