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Tritium is an isotope of hydrogen whose nucleus Triton contains 2 neutrons and 1 proton free neutrons decay into p+overline(e)+overline(v) if one of the neutrons in triton decays, it would transform into a He^(3) nucleus. This does not happen because.

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TRITON ENERGY is less than that of a `He^(3)` nucleus.
The electron created in the BETA decay process cannot remain in the nucleus.
Both the neutrons in tritono have to decay simultaneously resulting in a nucleus with 3 protons, which is not a `He^(3)` nucleus.
Because free neutrons decay due to EXTERNAL PERTURBATIONS which is absent in a triton nucleus.

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