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प्रश्न
What are the uses of radioactive isotopes in following?
(a) Medical field,
(b) Agriculture,
(c) Industries?
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उत्तर
Radioactive isotopes are used in medical fieId
(i) Rays from Radium produce satisfactorily improvement in skin diseases.
(ii) Radiation from Co60 is used in cancer treatment.
(iii) Radio I131 is used to diagnose and treat thyroid di so rde rs.
Radioactive isotopes are used in agriculture
(i) Radioactive Phosphorus p32 is used in the study of metabolism.
(ii) Radioactive Sulphur S35 helps to study advantages and disadvantages of
fungicides.
(iii) Pests and insects can be killed by Y-rad iatio n.
Radioactive isotopes are used in ind us try.
(i) In manufacturing papers, plastic and metal sheets to control the thickness of the sheets.
(ii) Radioisotopes can be used to es ti mate the amount of wear in bearings.
(iii) Radioisotopes can be used to detect crack in welding, casting etc.
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