Is a radioactive isotope good or bad?

Answer 1

It depends what you want to use it for. They are extremely dangerous and can kill you if exposed to the wrong kind, but they are also how much of the world's electricity is produced. Radioactive isotopes are also commonly used in medicine for a number of beneficial purposes. Radioactive isotopes are also what nuclear bombs use. Like most things in the world, they can be used for great good, and terrible harm... it just depends on what you do with it.

Answer 2

Radioactive isotopes can be both good and bad. In medicine, they can be used for diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment. However, exposure to high levels of radioactive isotopes can be harmful and cause radiation sickness or increase the risk of cancer.