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How would half-life help determine which isotopes might be useful for a medical test?
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Elements in radioisotopes and their uses?
Presumably you mean radio-isotopes? These are produced usually in small reactors built for the purpose and possibly for other experimental purposes. Short lived isotopes are the most useful for medical tracer purposes as the activity soon dies away. Longer lived and higher energy ones are useful for radioactive treatment of tumors and other conditions. This question is not really relevant to Nuclear Energy and I will transfer it to Medical questions.
Which isotopes is most useful for dating wood and charcoal?
carbon-14
How is isotape useful?
Because "isotopes" change the properties of an element. For example, pure/true potassium is highly explosive, but with isotopes, it can make it nutrients for everyday consumption.
What property of isotopes allows radiotracers to be useful in studying chemical reactions?
Radiotracers have the same chemical properties to the stable isotopes of an element.
What are uses of isotopes?
Isotopes such as radioisotopes, which are 'compounds containing radioactive forms of atoms, can be introduced into the body for the purpose of imaging, evaluating organ function, or localizing disease or tumors.' Modern uses of isotopes that are useful to us are smoke detectors, irradiation in pest control, agriculture applications (radioactive tracers), medical uses, etc. mike was here Additional uses come from the process of nuclear fission. It is used in nuclear power plants and in atom bombs.
Why are isotopes useful in medical field?
because they detect cancer .
Are any of the isotopes of helium useful to humans?
Helium-3 is used in experiments for nuclear fusion, neutron detection, cryogeny installations and RMN for medical use.
Elements in radioisotopes and their uses?
Presumably you mean radio-isotopes? These are produced usually in small reactors built for the purpose and possibly for other experimental purposes. Short lived isotopes are the most useful for medical tracer purposes as the activity soon dies away. Longer lived and higher energy ones are useful for radioactive treatment of tumors and other conditions. This question is not really relevant to Nuclear Energy and I will transfer it to Medical questions.
How do isotopes useful in micro engineering field?
in making machines
Which isotopes is most useful for dating wood and charcoal?
carbon-14
Is plutonium a nonrenewable resource?
On long term, the useful isotopes of plutonium are not renewable.
How useful is isotopes for dating bones a million years ago?
Just for knowing its origin
What are some examples for americium?
For example some useful isotopes: 241Am, 242mAm, 243Am.
How is isotape useful?
Because "isotopes" change the properties of an element. For example, pure/true potassium is highly explosive, but with isotopes, it can make it nutrients for everyday consumption.
What property of isotopes allows radiotracers to be useful in studying chemical reactions?
Radiotracers have the same chemical properties to the stable isotopes of an element.
What are 2 radioactive isotopes that make them useful?
Two examples are: carbon-14 and cobalt-60.
How do you determine the useful life of a building?
formula for determining the useful life of a building?
