Radioactive tritium, ³H, is used as a tracer in many biological experiments. It decays by $\beta$ emission. What is the product of this decay? A)(³He) B)(⁴He) C)(²H) D)(¹⁴C) E)(²H).

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Tritium (³H) undergoes beta decay, where a neutron is converted into a proton, resulting in the formation of helium-3 (³He).

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