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The document discusses isotopes and their uses. It defines isotopes as atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, and notes that some isotopes are radioactive while most found naturally are not. It provides examples of hydrogen, carbon, and chlorine isotopes, and discusses modern uses of radioactive isotopes such as in smoke detectors, agriculture, archaeology, food irradiation, and medicine.

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Isotopes Edited

The document discusses isotopes and their uses. It defines isotopes as atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, and notes that some isotopes are radioactive while most found naturally are not. It provides examples of hydrogen, carbon, and chlorine isotopes, and discusses modern uses of radioactive isotopes such as in smoke detectors, agriculture, archaeology, food irradiation, and medicine.

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Isotopes Are atoms of the same

elements with different


number of neutrons
2 types of isotopes, radioactive and
non radioactive.
Radioactive isotopes produce harmful
radiation
Most isotopes in the air and ground
are non radioactive

Examples
1) Isotopes of hydrogen

Examples
2) Isotopes of carbon

Examples
3) Isotopes of chlorine

protons

neutrons

electrons

Modern Uses of Radioactive Isotopes


Smoke Detectors and Americium-241
Agricultural Applications - radioactive tracers
Archaeological Dating

Food Irradiation
Medical Uses

Smoke Detectors and Americium-241

Many of these units contain a small


amount of americium-241. By using
the radioactive properties of this
material, smoke from a fire can be
detected at a very early stage.

Agricultural Applications radioactive tracers

example
a biochemist use radioactive carbon
to trace the path of carbon atoms in
the photosyntheses process of green
plants

Archaeological Dating
One application is carbon-14 dating.
Recalling that all biologic organisms
contain a given concentration of
carbon-14, we can use this information
to help solve questions about when the
organism died.

Food Irradiation

Food irradiation is a method of


treating food in order to make it
safer to eat and have a longer shelf
life. The end result is that the growth
of disease-causing
microorganisms are removed
altogether.

Medical Uses
Bone imaging is an extremely
important use of radioactive
properties.
Supposed a runner is experiencing
severe pain in both shins. The doctor
decides to check to see if either tibia
has a stress fracture. The runner is
given an injection containing a
gamma ray

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