Tritium, or hydrogen-3, is formed in the upper atmosphere by cosmic rays, similar to the formation of

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Tritium, or hydrogen-3, is formed in the upper atmosphere by cosmic rays, similar to the formation of carbon-14. Tritium has been used to determine the age of wines. A certain wine that has been aged in a bottle has a tritium content only 70% of that in a similar wine of the same mass that has just been bottled. How long has the aged wine been in the bottle? The half-life of tritium is 12.3 y.
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General Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1439043998

9th edition

Authors: Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon

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