applications of isotopes
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Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. In medicine, forexample, cobalt-60 is extensively employed as a radiation source to arrest the development of cancer. Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes.
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Applications of Isotopes
From Common Isotopic Elements and their Properties
Applications of Isotopes
Isotopes have different sets of properties. Their chemical properties do not vary while the physical properties may vary. Isotopes also exhibit different nuclear properties.
Applications Based on Physical and Chemical Properties
The physical properties of isotopes vary due to their nuclear structure but the chemical properties do not show much variance.
The popular uses based on these properties are discussed below.
Radio Isotopic Labeling
The use of isotopes is very common in Isotopic Labeling. Unusual isotopes are used as tracers or markers in chemical reactions. Atoms of an element generally cannot be distinguished from one another. These atoms can be distinguished using Mass Spectrometry or Infrared Spectroscopy, where isotopes of different masses are used. Radiations of radioactive isotopes can be used for detecting various reactants, rates, and so on in chemistry.
Radiometric Dating
Isotopes are used in Radiometric Dating, which is similar to Radio Isotopic Labeling or Radiocarbon Dating. Radiometric Dating is also used to study chemical processes by using naturally occurring isotopic tracers.
Isotopic Substitution
Isotopic substitution can be used to determine the mechanism of a reaction using Kinetic Isotope Effect
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