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What are the uses of radioactive elements in 1.medicine 2. industries?
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Medical scanning technology, energy production, as the fission of radioactive atoms releases large amounts of energy
Technetium, Actinium, Astatine, Radon, Plutonium, Neptunium, Uranium, Einsteinium, Fermium, Berkelium, Curium, and Protactinium.
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How does radioactive materials used to produce nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is produced by fission of new fuel, which is only very slightly radioactive to start with (it is safe to handle unprotected). It becomes radioactive during the reactor's operation, and at the end of life the radioactivity of the fuel contributes some 5% or so of the output heat, the rest is due to fission directly. There are some uses for radioactive isotopes to produce electricity directly but these are only used in satellites for small instrument type supplies.
In which industries is ultrasonic testing often used?
Ultrasonic testing is used in the welding industry to test the strengh of the steel after it is welded together. It is also used in the medical profession for a variety of uses.
When were microwaves radioactive?
Never, but it is considered a form of radiation in the loosest sense. It is not radioactive like Uranium or Plutonium, which give off radiation in the form of gamma rays or subatomic particles. X rays, radio waves, radar, microwaves, and visible light are all forms of electromagnetic "radiation". Whether these waves are harmful, and what uses they may be put to, if simple a function of their wavelength and intensity.
Name one use and danger of synthetic elements?
None of the synthetic elements (elements that do not occur naturally on earth and have only been produced artificially) have any known stable isotopes so they all decay releasing radioactivity, however none of the synthetic elements are particularly dangerous because they can only be synthesized in such small quantities that the radiation from their decay is negligible.There are some elements that occur naturally but are more commonly synthesized for use in scientific experiments, atomic batteries for space probes, medicine for diagnostic tests or, in the case of plutonium, for nuclear weapons. All of the elements thus synthesized are radioactive to one degree or another.Medical isotopes produced synthetically are generally a moderate radiation hazard if not handled properly; inhaling their dust can cause cancer.Some of the other naturally occurring but often synthesized elements are less benign.Polonium was used in some early nuclear weapons and is highly radioactive. Fortunately it is only produced in very small quantities for industrial use (perhaps 100 g in a year). Applications typically utilize it in quantities less than 500 microcuries - which poses little hazard. It is notable that Alexander Litvinenko - a FSB and KGB agent who defected to the British was assassinated by an operative who slipped something like 10 micrograms of polonium into his tea - around 5 times the lethal dose.Actinium is also highly radioactive but has no industrial use due to its radioactivity and extremely high cost to produce. Scientists experimenting with actinium must take standard precautions for working with highly radioactive materials. Because it is only useful for scientific studies only minute quantities are produced.Proactinium is also highly radioactive but only useful for scientific studies, thus only extremely small quantities are produced.Neptunium is mostly useful as a precursor in the production of Plutonium. It has a very short half-life and is thus not as high risk as longer half-life materials. In the past it was produced and refined in enough quantity for scientists to find out it is pyrophoric; small grains of nearly pure neptunium will ignite spontaneously in air at room temperature.Plutonium has uses as fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. It is highly radioactive with the accompanying dangers of radiation. In the wrong hands it could also be used to produce a nuclear weapon or a "dirty bomb".
What are the advantages of using nuclear as a source of energy?
There are large amounts of fissionable isotopes on the planet, especially if one uses breeder reactors. No greenhouse gasses are produced by nuclear fission. If the process of designing, building, testing, and approving nuclear fission reactors can be streamlined, then costs can be favorable. The disadvantages include safety issues and unwanted radioactive end product. The radioactive end product is the source of low level heat. Possibly uses can be found for this heat. For example, it might be used to evaporate water off the east coast of equatorial Africa to increase rainfall.
What are the uses of each 5 radioactive elements?
- sources of energy - sources of penetrant radiations - smoke detectors - uses in medicine - uses as radioactive tracers - uses in radioactive dating of rocks
What are the two common types of uses of radioactive elements in health care?
medical diagnosis medical treatments
What type of cardiology is a diagnostic specialty that uses radioactive elements to aid in the diagnosis of cardiology conditions?
nuclear
Can radioactive be recycled?
Yes, there are a number of uses for radioactive material. It depends on the type of radioactive material.
Why is uranium bad?
Elements are neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which they may be put that decide this.
What are uses of mixtures in industries?
it is an element
Why group 7 elements themselves do not have many uses?
Manganese (Mn) has many uses in the modern technology. # Rhenium (Rh) is very rare and expensive. # Technetium (Tc) is obtained only from burned nuclear fuels - also expensive, rare, radioactive. # Bohrium (Bh) is an artificial element, radioactive, very unstable and only some atoms can be prepared.
What are two uses for radioactive tracers?
Uses for radioactive tracers is to look for flaws in metal objects and are also used by doctors to x-ray images to look at your bones.
What are uses of fuel?
fuels are used in industries
What is the uses of laterite in cement industries?
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Who uses the word vineyards?
The wine industries .
The process that uses a half-life in the computation is?
radioactive dating
