What are tracers?

Answer 1

You can use Radioactive Tracers to locate leaks in a faulty pipe system, to determine the amount of fertilizer absorption in plants, or to diagnose diseases.

Answer 2

They are the tracers that are used for measuring ocean circulation.

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Answer 3

A radioactive tracer, also called a radioactive label, is a substance containing a radioisotope that is used to measure the speed of chemical processes and to track the movement of a substance through a natural system such as a cell or tissue. A number of different radioactive forms of hydrogen, carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and iodine are commonly used in applications including biochemical assays ...

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Answer 4

A radioactive marker is a radioactive substance which is added to substance in order to trace the precise movement of that substance through a system.

You can for example add a marker to water and find out which cells of the body that water will end up in, what path it takes and how long it stays there.

Answer 5

Tracers are visual effects that appear to follow a moving object or person, commonly associated with psychedelic experiences or drug use. They can create a sense of elongated or repetitive images that stay in the field of vision for a short period of time.

Answer 6

i need information about (karantin in agriculture according to radioactive tracer).

Answer 7

radioactive isotope that have different number of neutron but have the same number of proton

Answer 8

They can be used for medical purposes. For example, to locate brain tumours.