The number of neutrons in the most common isotope of hydrogen is: |
4 5 0 12 |
0 |
The correct answer is Option (3) → 0 The most common isotope of hydrogen is protium (¹H or hydrogen-1), which has:
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. |