Medical imaging Archaeological dating Energy production 1. --------makes use of
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Question
Medical imaging
Archaeological dating
Energy production
1. --------makes use of all three major characteristics of radioisotopes: they have identical chemical behavior to other atoms of that element; they give off energy that can be easily detected; nd their nuclear behavior is the same regardless of the chemical state.
2. ---------takes advantage of the fact that nuclear reactions involve very large amounts of energy, producing a lot of energy for a relatively small mass of fuel.
3. ---------- takes advantage of the fact that nuclear behavior of radioisotopes is predictable regardless of the chemical environment.
Explanation / Answer
1. Medical imaging makes use of all three major characteristics of radioisotopes: they have identical chemical behavior to other atoms of that element; they give off energy that can be easily detected; nd their nuclear behavior is the same regardless of the chemical state.
2. Energy production takes advantage of the fact that nuclear reactions involve very large amounts of energy, producing a lot of energy for a relatively small mass of fuel.
3. Archaeological dating takes advantage of the fact that nuclear behavior of radioisotopes is predictable regardless of the chemical environment.