Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

The number of neutrons in the most common isotope of hydrogen is:

Options:

4

5

0

12

Correct Answer:

0

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 0

The most common isotope of hydrogen is protium (¹H or hydrogen-1), which has:

  • 1 proton
  • 0 neutrons
  • 1 electron

It accounts for over 99.98% of naturally occurring hydrogen.

The other isotopes are deuterium (¹H₂, 1 neutron, rare) and tritium (¹H₃, 2 neutrons, trace and radioactive).

Thus, the number of neutrons in the most common isotope is 0