Why is it important that radioisotopes used as diagnostic tools in nuclear medicine produce gamma radiation when they decay? Why are alpha emitters not used as diagnostic tools?

Q: What units are used to measure radioactivity?

A: Radioactive decay or radioactivity refers to the breakdown of an unstable nucleus to a stable…

Q: Three nuclear techniques and explain

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Q: Describe some of the medical uses, both in diagnosis and in treatment of disease, of radioactivity?

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Q: Explain how nuclear radiation of all kinds are harmful to living organisms. Explain how isotopes…

A: Nuclear radiation is more harmful because it can break chemical bonds or ionise molecules, damaging…

Q: What is one example of a radioisotope used in medicine? What is it used for?

A: Introduction: Radioisotopes are the element which which are formed through the process of radiation…

Q: Predict a likely mode of decay for unstable nuclide. Sn-100

A: The type of radioactive decay a nuclide undergoes can be estimated by finding the ratio of neutron…

Q: Which kind of radiation from radioactive substances is most dangerous to humans?  What type of…

A: The radioactive radiation emitted by radioactive substances are: i) Alpha radiation ii) Beta…

Q: Explain what is meant by (a.) radioactivity (b.) half-Ilfe Why is it necessary to specify the…

A: a) Radioactivity is a process or phenomenon of disintegration of unstable nucleus into stable…

Q: Give examples of common radioisotopes used in medicine.

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Q: What radionuclide technique can be used to estimate the age of fossils up to 50,000 years old?

A: Radionuclide: It is also known as Radioactive nuclide, radioactive isotopes. These are the atoms…

Q: 17. lodine - 131 gives off radiation to become Xenon - 131. What type of radiation has been…

A: There are following important decays take place - (1) Alpha decay - When alpha decay take place,…

Q: 1. Complete and balance these nuclear equations by supplying the missing particles: (а) 27 13А| +…

A: We can balance the radioactive reaction as below : We need to count the total mass number in…

Q: Explain why it is safe to use radioisotopes to diagnose medical problems.

A: To find: Why is is safe to use radioisotopes to diagnose medical problems

Q: What physical conditions are important for getting accurate dates using radioactive decay of…

A: The nuclear process that deals with the disintegration of an unstable nucleus into its daughter…

Q: The isotope Cs undergoes beta emission with a half-life of 30 years. a. Write a balanced nuclear…

A: Chemical kinetics is the study of the reaction that how fast or slow a reaction is taking place. The…

Q: Explain the concepts of mass defect and nuclear binding energy. At what mass number does the nuclear…

A: The energy resembling to the mass defect acquired by substituting the mass defect into the equation…

Q: What particle is required to balance the nuclear equation 235U + In -→ ? + 92 Sr + 4 on xenon-140…

A: Process where two or more different nuclei collide to generate atoms or subatomic particles is…

Q: What is the missing product of the nuclear reaction? 20983Bi + 11p > ? + 21085Po    A) Alpha B)…

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Q: Complete the following nuclear bombardment equation by filling in the nuclear symbol for the missing…

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Q: Each equation shows a radioactive isotope giving off some form of radiation, labeled X. Which…

A: alpha partcle  =  2He 4 When a nucleus emits an alpha particle, changes:  mass number decreases by…

Q: How are radioactive isotopes used in tracers?

A: Tracers are the compounds that are used to identify the behavior and nature of various physical,…

Q: Describe the six classifications of nuclear decay reactions. What is the most common mode of decay…

A: The six classifications of nuclear decay reactions are, Alpha Decay Beta Decay Positron emission…

Q: What is radioactivity? Who discovered it? How was it discovered?

A: Radioactivity is the property of some atomic nuclei of spontaneously emitting gamma rays or…

Q: What is the X for the nuclear reaction: 226/88 Ra--> X + an alpha particle   Could you explain…

A: Nuclear reaction: The given reaction is a nuclear reaction. In the nuclear reaction, one nuclide is…

Q: The first four steps of the californium-252 decay chain consist of three α-decay steps followed by…

A: Concept based on radio active decay process.

Q: According to the law of conservation of matter, what happens to the atoms in a nuclear reaction A…

A: In nuclear reaction mainly mass is lost and this lost mass is  converted into energy

Q: Complete the following nuclear bombardment equation by filling in the nuclear symbol for the missing…

A: In any nuclear reaction, the conservation of mass and energy always follows the reaction. Hence, the…

Q: Hundreds of nuclides are known to decay by alpha emission. Why is decay by 3He emission never (or…

A: The Alpha decay is a type of Radioactive decay in which there is a reduction in the atomic mass by 4…

Q: Why do the nuclides that are used as radiotracers have short half-lives?

A: Radionuclide is an atom that possesses excess nuclear energy, which is used in the radioactive decay…

Q: How much energy per nucdeons must be supplied to break a single O-16 nucleus.

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Q: The accompanying diagram represents a nuclear reaction in which a neutron bombabrds a heavy nucleus.…

A: To find: Type of reaction illustrated by the diagram

Q: Complete the following nuclear bombardment equation by filling in the nuclear symbol for the missing…

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Q: 238 92 U → ? +34Th Balanced equation: ОА. а-decay ов в decay OC. Fission OD. Fusion OE. Other

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Q: Gamma radiation is used to treat certain types of tumors deep in the brain that cannot be accessed…

A: Gamma radiation is used to treat certain types of tumors deep in the brain which cannot be accessed…

Q: The table to the right gives the number of protons (p) and neutrons (n) for four isotopes. Which…

A: The potassium-39 has mass number 39. The isotope which on positron emission gives potassium-39 must…

Q: What isotope results from a decay of the americium-241 in smoke detectors?

A: Isotope  They are the different forms of any chemical element in which the number of protons are…

Q: How was radioactivity discovered?

A: Radioactivity was discovered accidentally in 1896 by French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel.…

Q: Classify the following nuclear reactions by the type of nuclear decay represented.

A: Alpha decay is a process where the parent nucleus emits an alpha particle and thereby decays to a…

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A: When an element removed beta particle then it's moves towards right side in the periodic table and…

Q: What type of radioactive decay is the least penatrating?

A: We have to tell the type of radioactive decay has the least penetrating power. Radioactive decay is…

Q: The products of a nuclear reaction usually have a different mass than the reactants. Why?

A: In nuclear reactions, one or more nuclei collide to form one or more nuclide that are different from…

Q: Manganese-51 undergoes a positron emission. What is the resulting isotope? Give the isotopic name

A: Positron emission or beta plus decay (β+ decay) is a subtype of radioactive decay called beta decay,…

Q: 3 What is the mass defect? How does it relate to fission and fusion?

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Q: Ra Po He The nuclear decay of radium-222 produces polonium-218 and helium. Use this graphic and…

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Q: Complete and balance the following nuclear reactions: a) If Zn-66 reacts to form Ni-62, what…

A: a).  If Zn-66 reacts to form Ni-62, an alpha particle is emitted by the Zinc in the reaction. In a…

Q: Complete the following nuclear bombardment equation by filling in the nuclear symbol for the missing…

A: According to rule of atomic number and mass number, total atomic number and mass number before and…

Q: The daughters of alpha decay always have two fewer protons and two fewer neutrons than the parent.…

A: Alpha particle is helium nucleus.i.e., 4He2 . The number of protons here is 2 and the number of…