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From wikipedia it seems Ci is a curie. Tritium is a hydrogen isotope, just releasing it in the atmosphere where it will float up and eventually escape seems a
by throwaway_pdp09 7y ago
From wikipedia it seems Ci is a curie.
Tritium is a hydrogen isotope, just releasing it in the atmosphere where it will float up and eventually escape seems a possibility. Not suggesting, just asking, really.
OTOH I thought tritium was rather valuable. I guess finding a buyer might be the difficult part.
Out of interest, I have a beta light (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nite-Tritium-Keyring-Glowring-Colours/dp/B0178BQ1TC/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nite-Tritium-Keyring-Glowring-Colou...) and it's still glowing well after a couple of years. I've wondered how much energy it actually contains, were it released at once - any one know?
- andbberger 7y agoYou could easily calculate the contained energy. Find the average mass difference between the current state and its decay products and plug it into That Famous Formula.