Interpretation:
The percentage of tritium in a given sample of ‘young’ groundwater is to be determined and the quantity that is represented by sum of moles of tritium and
Concept Introduction:
The age of groundwater in terms of being old or young depends on the time elapsed since the rain water first entered the respective aquifer. This groundwater may be days to thousands of years old. Different methods have been devised to measure the age of groundwater. The use of isotopes
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