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Isotope

The Three Isotopes of Hydrogen - Protium, Deuterium and Tritium

Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. The element hydrogen, for example, has three commonly known isotopes: protium, deuterium and tritium.

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