Nuclear Chemistry Flashcards
1
Q
Carbon-14
A
- tracer
- date fossils
- organic
2
Q
Radium/ cobalt-60
A
Treat cancer
3
Q
U-238 and P-206
A
Date rocks and geological formations
4
Q
I-131
A
Treat/detect thyroid cancer
5
Q
Tc-99
A
Locate brain tumors
6
Q
Gamma radiation
A
Food preservation
7
Q
Used as tracer
A
Carbon-14
8
Q
Used for food preservation
A
Gamma radiation
9
Q
Treat/detect thyroid cancer
A
I-131
10
Q
Locate brain tumors
A
Tc-99
11
Q
Date fossils
A
Carbon-14
12
Q
Treat cancer
A
Radium/cobalt-60
13
Q
Date rocks and geological formations
A
U-238
P-206
14
Q
Organic
A
Carbon-14
15
Q
Medical uses
A
Need short half-life and quickly eliminated
