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प्रश्न
The radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer is :
पर्याय
plutonium-239
arsenic-74
cobalt-60
iodine-131
उत्तर
cobalt-60
Cobalt-60 is used in the treatment of cancer. High-energy gamma rays emitted by cobalt-60 isotopes destroy cancerous tumours.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the Isotopes with example.
Give any two uses of isotopes.
An isotope of iodine is used for making tincture iodine, which is used as a medicine.
Isotopes of an element have ______.
Complete the following statements :
Isotopes have different mass numbers because their nuclei contain different number of ............
Some boron atoms have mass number 10 and some have mass number 11. These boron atoms with different mass numbers are called .............
Define the following form:
Isotope
What are isotopes? With reference to which fundamental particle do isotopes differ? Give two uses of isotopes.
Chlorine is an element of atomic number 17. It is a mixture of two isotopes having mass number of 35 and 37.
- What is meant by “atomic number of an element”? What do you understand by an ‘atom’
- Write down the electronic configuration of the chlorine atom.
- State the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons in the following isotopes: 35Cl17, 37Cl17
- Explain why the two atoms in (iii) above have the same chemical reactions.
- If molten magnesium chloride is electrolyzed suggest a suitable electrode [anode].
______ is a radioactive isotope present in our body.
U-235 Isotope is used as ______.
