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Two radioactive isotopes of oxygen are oxygen-15 and oxygen-17. Oxygen-15 is commonly used in positron emission tomography (PET) scans, while oxygen-17 is used in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.

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Is tellurium radioactive?

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Does radioactive isotopes have a stable nuclei?

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