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Nuclear medicine techniques work through the detection of this kind of radiation injected into the body by adding a radioisotope to a certain drug?

Nuclear medicine techniques depend on detecting gamma rays emitted by the radioisotope injected into the body. The radioisotope is attached to a specific drug that targets particular organs or tissues. By monitoring the distribution of the radioisotope, healthcare providers can diagnose and treat various medical conditions.


What is decaying plant material called?

It is call humus because it is the decaying part of plant and animals.


How do decomposers supply phosphorus to soil?

Decomposers release phosphorus into the soil from decaying animals and plants. Plants can now take up the phosphates in the soil. When animals eat the plants, they then have phosphates in them and they are released back into the soil through waste and decompostion (decaying).


What is the half life of a radioisotope if a 20g sample becomes 5g after 2 days?

The half-life of a radioisotope is the time it takes for half of a sample to decay. In this case, a 20g sample reduces to 5g after 2 days, indicating it has gone through two half-lives (20g to 10g in the first half-life, and 10g to 5g in the second). Therefore, each half-life is 1 day. Thus, the half-life of the radioisotope is 1 day.


What is the construction and working of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator?

A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) consists of a radioactive material (e.g. plutonium-238) that decays, releasing heat. This heat is then converted into electricity through the Seebeck effect in thermocouples within the RTG. The electricity generated can power missions in space where solar power is not feasible.

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What is the parent radioisotope if a beta decay produces barium 137?

Same mass, atomic number one lower - Cs - caesium


Nuclear medicine techniques work through the detection of this kind of radiation injected into the body by adding a radioisotope to a certain drug?

Nuclear medicine techniques depend on detecting gamma rays emitted by the radioisotope injected into the body. The radioisotope is attached to a specific drug that targets particular organs or tissues. By monitoring the distribution of the radioisotope, healthcare providers can diagnose and treat various medical conditions.


What is biodegradadility?

Capable of decaying through the action of living organisms


What kind of protective equipment is there after a radioisotope is ingested?

None, I am afraid. Once the radioisotope is INSIDE the body, any EXTERNAL protective equipment is useless. The only helpful approach would be aiding the excretion of the radioactive substance, but the possibility of eliminating the radioisotope (through the urine, faeces, breath or sweat) depends very much on the type of isotope and on its chemical form-


What is a priests part in embalming a body?

they preserved their bodies form decaying through embalming


What is decaying plant material called?

It is call humus because it is the decaying part of plant and animals.


How do decomposers supply phosphorus to soil?

Decomposers release phosphorus into the soil from decaying animals and plants. Plants can now take up the phosphates in the soil. When animals eat the plants, they then have phosphates in them and they are released back into the soil through waste and decompostion (decaying).


Reactive current through the inductive load produces?

Reactive current through inductive load produces -- Magnetic field


What is the half life of a radioisotope if a 20g sample becomes 5g after 2 days?

The half-life of a radioisotope is the time it takes for half of a sample to decay. In this case, a 20g sample reduces to 5g after 2 days, indicating it has gone through two half-lives (20g to 10g in the first half-life, and 10g to 5g in the second). Therefore, each half-life is 1 day. Thus, the half-life of the radioisotope is 1 day.


What is the construction and working of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator?

A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) consists of a radioactive material (e.g. plutonium-238) that decays, releasing heat. This heat is then converted into electricity through the Seebeck effect in thermocouples within the RTG. The electricity generated can power missions in space where solar power is not feasible.


What is the name of the organ that produces oil?

The skin produces oil through sebaceous glands.


How do mollusks eat?

Mollusks eat through their mouth. They eat leaves and decaying matter.