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The Fundamental Unit Of Life

Question
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What are the uses of isotopes?

Solution

Isotopes have the following uses:

(i) Treatment of diseases—Radioactive isotopes are used for the treatment of dreadful diseases like cancer. Cobalt-60 is used to kill malignant cells in patients suffering from cancer.

(ii) Radioactive isotopes are used in chemical analysis.

(iii) Diseases in plants are investigated by using radioactive isotopes.

(iv) Production of energy : Uranium-235 can be subjected to fission process and thus production of electricity.

(v) Dating of plants, animals/human beings obtained from ancient times after excavation by using carbon-14.