Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that has the

Last updated: 11/22/2023

Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that has the desirable characteristic of radioluminescence which allows it to glow in the dark without the need for an external light source Thus tritium filled tubes are often used for applications such as airplane cockpit instrument dials watch hands and emergency lighting The half life of tritium is 12 32 years Suppose you recently purchased a premium watch with tritium hands How many years will it take for the watch hands to lose 95 6 of their original brightness Round your solution to the nearest year years