can someone pls help m eout with dot point 5.2.3 in the production of materials module: "describe how commercial radioisotopes are produced"... i cant find much ... theres a bit on CSU but dont i need more than that? its a bit brief...
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hipsta_jess
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umm...*thinks back*
isnt it something about bombarding an element (uranium i think) with neutrons or protons in a nuclear reactor to create the radioisotopes?
lol...dont take this as gospel, its almost guarenteed to be wrong
isnt it something about bombarding an element (uranium i think) with neutrons or protons in a nuclear reactor to create the radioisotopes?
lol...dont take this as gospel, its almost guarenteed to be wrong
Ragerunner
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Your right, but it doesn't necesarrily need to be uranium.
It is done in a cyclotron or nuclear reactor.
For that dot point, you'd probably need to use an example such as bombarding element X with element Y to get a new element.
It is done in a cyclotron or nuclear reactor.
For that dot point, you'd probably need to use an example such as bombarding element X with element Y to get a new element.
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You have two main types:
You have bombarding atoms with nuclei of other atoms (eg Calcium-40 is sometimes used as the nucleus that is bombarded into others)
You Chuck neutrons into Uranium which then undergoes beta decay etc.
You have bombarding atoms with nuclei of other atoms (eg Calcium-40 is sometimes used as the nucleus that is bombarded into others)
You Chuck neutrons into Uranium which then undergoes beta decay etc.
yes, pretty much xayma said...
option 1, use cyclotron or linear accelerator to bombard charged particles at heavy nucleus in hopin that they will fuse into a same one...
option 2 bombard heavy nucleous wif neutrons in hopin an beta decay will occur and brings Z to higher...
option 1, use cyclotron or linear accelerator to bombard charged particles at heavy nucleus in hopin that they will fuse into a same one...
option 2 bombard heavy nucleous wif neutrons in hopin an beta decay will occur and brings Z to higher...