Atoms, Nuclei and Radiation
 

Atoms, Nuclei and Radiation problem 28


Hydrogen and deuterium can be represented by the nuclide symbols and , respectively. What is a difference between hydrogen and deuterium?


  • The deuterium atom has twice the number of electrons as the hydrogen atom.


  • The deuterium nucleus has a charge, but the hydrogen nucleus has no charge.


  • The deuterium nucleus has less mass than the hydrogen nucleus.


  • The deuterium nucleus has half the charge per unit mass of the hydrogen nucleus.


 

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