USES OF ISOTOPES

 

Purpose

Isotope Name

IN MEDICINE

For testing blood

Chromium-51

For testing blood circulation

Na-24

For testing brain tumor

Hg-203

Thyroid problem

I-131

Treatment of Cancer

Co-60

For blood disorders

Au-189

For skin diseases

P-31

IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Carbon Dating

C-14

Determining age of meteorites

K-40

Determining age of earth

Pb isotopes

IN AGRICULTURE

For protecting potato crop from earth worm

Co-60

For artificial rains

AgI

For fertilizers

P-32


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