Question

How is tritium made from sea water?

(a) By bombarding lithium

(b) By bonding with carbon

(c) By bombarding Beryllium

(d) By reacting with oxygen

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This interesting question is from Nuclear Fission & Nuclear Fusion topic in section Nuclear Power Plant of Energy Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) By bombarding lithium

To elaborate: Tritium is made by seawater by bombarding with lithium. Lithium is a chemical element with Atomic number: 3 and Mass number: 6.941 u ±  0.002 u. Because of its relative nuclear instability, lithium is less common in the solar system.