What are the 10 examples of isotopes
Below are are some isotopes and their beneficial use
But before we
mentioned them , et us define what isotopes are,
Isotopy is
the existence of two or more atoms with the atomic number but different atomic
mass, isotopes of same element have the same chemical properties but different
nuclear properties, two or more atoms with same atomic number but
different atomic masses are called isotopes.
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Carbon-14 : carbon-14 is one of the most
important isotopes used in dating ancient object of organic origins in a
process called radiocarbon dating. They can account for the ages of object of
up to 5o thousand years. Other isotopes of
carbon are carbon-12 and carbon -13.
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Uranium, uranium is an atom with several
isotopes , uanium-235 uses in nuclear fission fo the production of cheap energy
and weaponry, other isotopes are uranium-238 etc
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Oxygen: it has three common isotopes ,
oxygen-16 , oxygen-17 and oxygen-18, the most common one is oxygen-16,
oxygen-16 s used in combustion, in hospital to aid patient with difficulty in
breathing.
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Hydrogen: this element also has like
three different isotopes, the protium ,
the deuterium and the tritium . the protium and the deuterium are uses in nuclear fusion for the production of hydrogen bomb.
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Chlorine:
chlorine also has like two isotopes chlorine-35 and chlorine-37.
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Cobalt -60: uses in hospital to cure
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Plutonium-290: used in the manufacture
of fission bomb
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Iodine-123 : is used mechanically for a
whole body scan
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Floine-18 :used in nuclear imaging
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Technetium-99: this emit gamma ray with low half capable of decaying away just
after the process is completed.
There many other radioisotopes used
medically and by agro-allied industries , metallurgy industries also use radioactive
emission to dictate flaws in metallic equipment.
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