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Similarly sodium-24 is used for the detection of blood clots. In another interesting example of radioactive dating hydrogen-3 dating has been used to verify the stated vintages of some old fine wines.
Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes.
Isotope examples and uses. Examples of isotopes are O-16 O-17 and O-18. These isotopes can be used in forensics but are even more accurate in their ability to tell whether a certain rock originated on Earth Mars or even an asteroid. Oxygen isotopes can also tell how the oceans have been heating up or cooling down over eons.
Carbon 12 and Carbon 14 are both isotopes of carbon one with 6 neutrons and one with 8 neutrons both with 6 protons. Carbon-12 is a stable isotope while carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope radioisotope. Uranium-235 and uranium-238 occur naturally in the Earths crust.
Both have long half-lives. Leading examples of isotopes 1-Carbon 14. Is a carbon isotope with a half-life of 5730 years that is used in archeology to determine the age of rocks and organic matter.
This uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to provide nuclear power. An isotope of hydrogen and is used to make things such as clock faces and wristwatches glow in the dark. Tritium provides an extremely bright self-activated self-sustaining light source that will stay bright throughout the night and has a life span of twenty years.
Four isotopes as well as their uses are mentioned subsequently. Americium is a silvery metal which corrodes slowly in air and is soluble in acid. It has the isotopes.
Am-243 Am-242 and Am-241 with a half-life of 432 years which was the first isotope to be isolated. Common isotopes that are used in nuclear imaging include. Fluorine-18 gallium-67 krypton-81m rubidium-82 nitrogen-13 technetium-99m indium-111 iodine-123 xenon-133 and thallium-201.
In addition to imaging radionuclide therapy can be used to treat conditions such as hyperthyroidism thyroid cancer and blood disorders. Examples of Radioactive isotopes Used In Medical Science. Teknetum-99 Tc-99 were injected into a blood vessel will be absorbed mainly by the damaged tissue in certain organs like the heart liver and lungs.
In contrast TI-201 will primarily be absorbed by healthy tissue in the hearts organs. Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. In medicine for example cobalt-60 is extensively employed as a radiation source to arrest the development of cancer.
Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes. What are 3 uses of isotopes. It is interesting to know that the isotopes of some elements have special properties and so we use them in various applications.
Uranium-235 is used for nuclear fission and as a fuel in nuclear reactors. An isotope of cobalt is used in the treatment of cancer. An isotope of iodine is used in the treatment of goiter.
For example the isotopes are carbon-12 carbon-13 carbon-14 and carbon-15. The nucleons and atomic mass of the isobars are the same but the number of protons and neutrons is different. Isobars have a comparable Atomic mass.
Chromium-51 half-life - 277 years. Used to label red blood cells and quantify gastro-intestinal protein loss. Iodine-131 half-life - 802 days.
Used to diagnose and treat various diseases associated with the human thyroid. Radioisotopes used in medicine typically have short half-livesfor example the ubiquitous Tc-99m has a half-life of 601 hours. This makes Tc-99m essentially impossible to store and prohibitively expensive to transport so it is made on-site instead.
The following selection of examples will illustrate the range of usage. Used as Tracer Techniques. An object with a very small amount of a radioactive isotope attached to it or incorporated in it can readily be detected by picking up the radiation from it.
Major Uses of Radioisotopes Used in many smoke detectors for homes and businesses to measure levels of toxic lead in dried paint samplesto ensure uniform thickness in rolling processes like steel and paper productionand to help determine where oil wells should be drilled. Application of Isotopes. 1An isotope Uranium is used as a fuel in nuclear reactor.
2An isotope of cobalt is used in treatment of cancer. 3An isotope of iodine is used in treatment of goitre. Radioactive Isotopes are used for medicinal purposes.
They are used for detection of tumours blood clots etc. Arsenic-74 An isotope of arsenic is used for determining the presence of a tumour. Similarly sodium-24 is used for the detection of blood clots.
Cobalt cobalt-60 isotope of carbon is applied in cancer treatments. Iodine Iodine-131 isotope of carbon helps in the treatment of goitre. In another interesting example of radioactive dating hydrogen-3 dating has been used to verify the stated vintages of some old fine wines.
One isotope carbon-14 is particularly useful in determining the age of once-living artifacts.