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= Tritiated water
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Tritiated water, also known as tritium oxide (chemical formula \\( \\text\{H\}_2^\{3\}\\text\{O\} \\) or \\( \\text\{T\}_2\\text\{O\} \\)), is water in which the hydrogen atoms are replaced with tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Tritium is a beta-emitting isotope with a half-life of about 12.3 years.