Skip to content
GK24
General ScienceMediumAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2

Which of the following is a radioisotope of hydrogen?

  1. A.Xenon
  2. B.Technetium
  3. C.Thorium
  4. D.Tritium

Correct answer

D. Tritium

Explanation

The correct answer is D, tritium. Hydrogen has three isotopes: protium with one proton and no neutron, deuterium with one neutron, which gives heavy water, and tritium with two neutrons, which is radioactive and is used in fusion research and in luminous dials. Option A, xenon, is wrong because xenon is a noble gas of atomic number 54, used in high-intensity lamps, and not an isotope of hydrogen. Option B, technetium, is wrong because it is a metal of atomic number 43, the first element produced artificially, and its isotope technetium-99m is used in medical imaging. Option C, thorium, is wrong because it is a radioactive metal of atomic number 90, abundant in the monazite sands of Kerala and important for India's three-stage nuclear programme, but again not an isotope of hydrogen.

Read the full article: Important Gases and Their Uses: Notes and PYQs

View all
Q1.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 25 May 2019, Shift 1Easy

Which gas is typically produced when a metal reacts with an acid?

  1. A.Carbon dioxide
  2. B.Oxygen
  3. C.Hydrogen
  4. D.Nitrogen
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Hydrogen

A metal more reactive than hydrogen displaces it from a dilute acid, so zinc with dilute sulphuric acid gives zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas, and this is the standard laboratory preparation of the gas; the test is that it burns with a pop.

Q2.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 18 Feb 2019, Shift 2Medium

Ozone depletion is greatest near

  1. A.tropics
  2. B.equator
  3. C.poles
  4. D.oceans
Show answer
Correct answer: C. poles

Chlorine released from chlorofluorocarbons destroys ozone fastest where polar stratospheric clouds form in the extreme cold of winter, because those ice clouds hold the chlorine compounds that sunlight then breaks up; the thinning is therefore deepest over Antarctica, where it is called the ozone hole, and is seen over the…

Q3.General ScienceEasy

Which gas is commonly known as laughing gas?

  1. A.Nitric oxide
  2. B.Nitrogen dioxide
  3. C.Nitrous oxide
  4. D.Ammonia
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Nitrous oxide

It is called laughing gas because it produces a feeling of elation when inhaled in small quantities, and it is used as a mild anaesthetic in dentistry and minor surgery and as the propellant in whipped cream; it is also a greenhouse gas.