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Radioactivity — Question 17

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Question 17

What are radio isotopes? Give one example of a radio isotope. State one use of radio isotopes.

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One example of radio isotopes is Cobalt 2760Co_{27}^{60}\text{Co} (Z = 27 and A = 60).

Radio isotopes are used in the Medical field. Many diseases such as leukemia, cancer, etc. are cured by radio therapy with the help of radio isotopes.