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Hydrogen3 and Helium3 Isotope Relationship

On the isotopic relationship between hydrogen-3 and helium-3

On elemental isotopes in the world, the similarities and differences of various particles are often studied. Hydrogen-3 and helium-3 are both isotopes in the genus of isotopes, which can be explored.

Hydrogen has an elemental proton number of one. Hydrogen-3 is an isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons, which is different from the common hydrogen isotope due to its unique nuclear composition. Helium has an elemental proton number of two. Helium-3 is also an isotope of helium, containing two protons and one neutron.

From this perspective, hydrogen-3 and helium-3 are by no means isotopes of the same element. The definition of a cover isotope must be based on the same element, that is, the number of protons is the same, but the number of neutrons is different. The number of protons of hydrogen-3 and helium-3 is different, one is one and the other is two, which does not meet the fundamental conditions of isotopes for the identity of elements.

Although both have the mark of "3", this only involves a certain appearance of the number of particles in the nucleus, and its isotopic relationship cannot be mistaken. To understand the true meaning of isotopes, we must first judge the number of protons, and then study the change in the number of neutrons. Therefore, hydrogen-3 and helium-3 belong to the isotopic series of their main elements, and there is no isotopic relationship between them. So far, the exact relationship between the two in the field of isotopes can be seen.