Chapter 5: Q.5.54 (page 164)
Complete the following bombardment reaction by drawing the nucleus of the new isotope that is produced in the following:
Short Answer
The reaction is as follows,
Chapter 5: Q.5.54 (page 164)
Complete the following bombardment reaction by drawing the nucleus of the new isotope that is produced in the following:
The reaction is as follows,
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Get started for freeIf the half-life of Tl-201 is 3.0 days, what is its activity, in megabecquerels
a. after 3.0 days?
b. after 6.0 days?
Draw the new nucleus when this isotope emits a positron to complete the following:
a. Technetium-99m emits only gamma radiation. Why would this type of radiation be used in diagnostic imaging rather than an isotope that also emits beta or alpha radiation?
b. A person with polycythemia vera (excess production of red blood cells) receives radioactive phosphorus-. Why would this treatment reduce the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow of the patient?
Match each property ( ) with its unit of measurement.
activity
absorbed dose
biological damage
a.
b.
c.
d.
Write the balanced nuclear equation for each of the following radioactive emissions:
a. an alpha particle from Hg-180
b. a beta particle from Au-198
c. a positron from Rb- 82
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