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[horndog huang 2]

Hi eveyrone im not sure how to answer this question.

" Compare and contrast the concepts commercial radioisotpes and transuranic elements.

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[leehuan]

Strictly speaking, transuranic elements are any elements with atomic number greater than 92, whereas a commercial radioisotope is basically a radioactive (unstable) isotope that has application in real life today (e.g. Carbon-14). They can both be produced in nuclear reactors and particle reactors. They are also similar in that they are both radioactive - commercial radioisotopes actually utilise decay particles to use, and there are no isotopes of transuranic elements that are stable.