Question

What is isotopes ? state the uses of isotopes​

Answer 1

Answer:

Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. In medicine, for example, 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.

Answer 2

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Isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but that have a different number of neutrons.

Uses

1. Uranium, Radium, Polonium isotopes are used in atomic reactors
2. Cobalt isotopes are used for irradiation of food products.
3. Isotopes of iodine are used for radiotherapy in treatment of hyperthyroidism, cancer, etc.