Hydrogen: Difference between revisions

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Nnjm2 (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Nnjm2 (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, found in Group 1. It has an [[Atomic number|atomic number]] of 1 and an [[Atomic weight|atomic weight]] of 1.00794. Hydrogen is the most abundant [[Element|element]] in the universe with a [[Proton|proton]] and [[Electron|electron]] number of one&nbsp;<ref>Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education (2010)It's Elemental - The Element Hydrogen [Online]. Available from: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele001.html [Accessed: 25 November 2010]</ref>.<br>  
Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, found in Group 1. It has an [[Atomic number|atomic number]] of 1 and an [[Atomic weight|atomic weight]] of 1.00794. Hydrogen is the most abundant [[Element|element]] in the universe with a [[Proton|proton]] and [[Electron|electron]] number of one. One of the hydrogen's most exciting features is that it&nbsp;exists&nbsp;in the form&nbsp;of 3 [[Isotope|isotopes]],&nbsp;different in their atomic composition: [[Protium|protium]], [[Deuterium|deuterium]] and [[Tritium|tritium]]<ref>Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education (2010)It's Elemental - The Element Hydrogen [Online]. Available from: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele001.html [Accessed: 25 November 2010]</ref>.<br>  


= References: =
=== Isotopes ===


<references />
<sup>1</sup>H (protium) has an atomic mass of 1.007825032241(94) u. Its core consists of only one proton and does not have any neutrons. It is the most common isotope of hydrogen which makes up to 99.98% of all hidrogen atoms found in nature.
 
<sup>2</sup>H (deuterium) has an atomic mass of 2.01410177811(12) u. It is another stable atom of hydrogen which core has one proton and one neutron. It is the second most common isotope of hydrogen found in nature but it makes up to only&nbsp;0.0026 – 0.0184% of all atoms.
 
<sup>3</sup>H (tritium) has an atomic mass of 3.01604928199(23) u. Its nucleus contains one proton and two neutrons. It is a radioactive atom which has the half-life of 12.32 years. It naturaly occurs in nature because of interaction of cosmic rays with gases found in the atmosphere<ref>M.Wang; G.Audi; F.G.Kondev; W.J.Huang; S.Naimi; X.Xu (2017). "The Ame2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references" (PDF)</ref>.
 
=== References:  ===
 
<references /><br>

Latest revision as of 20:12, 4 December 2017

Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, found in Group 1. It has an atomic number of 1 and an atomic weight of 1.00794. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe with a proton and electron number of one. One of the hydrogen's most exciting features is that it exists in the form of 3 isotopes, different in their atomic composition: protium, deuterium and tritium[1].

Isotopes

1H (protium) has an atomic mass of 1.007825032241(94) u. Its core consists of only one proton and does not have any neutrons. It is the most common isotope of hydrogen which makes up to 99.98% of all hidrogen atoms found in nature.

2H (deuterium) has an atomic mass of 2.01410177811(12) u. It is another stable atom of hydrogen which core has one proton and one neutron. It is the second most common isotope of hydrogen found in nature but it makes up to only 0.0026 – 0.0184% of all atoms.

3H (tritium) has an atomic mass of 3.01604928199(23) u. Its nucleus contains one proton and two neutrons. It is a radioactive atom which has the half-life of 12.32 years. It naturaly occurs in nature because of interaction of cosmic rays with gases found in the atmosphere[2].

References:

  1. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education (2010)It's Elemental - The Element Hydrogen [Online]. Available from: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele001.html [Accessed: 25 November 2010]
  2. M.Wang; G.Audi; F.G.Kondev; W.J.Huang; S.Naimi; X.Xu (2017). "The Ame2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references" (PDF)