Question
Write any two uses of isotopes.
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Answer
Uses of isotopes are as follows:
- Deuterium is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of fast-moving neutrons.
- Deuterium and its compounds are used as a "tracer" in the study of mechanism of various chemical and metabolic reactions taking place in the body.
- Tritium is used in nuclear fusion reactions.
- Copper-$64$ is used to study genetic diseases affecting copper metabolism.
- Iron-$59$ is used in studies of iron metabolism in the spleen.
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