Oxygen-15 is used in the medical procedure called positron emission tomography. This isotope is prepared on a

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Oxygen-15 is used in the medical procedure called positron emission tomography. This isotope is prepared on a cyclotron from irradiation of nitrogen-14 with deuterium nuclei. It decays to nitrogen-15 by positron emission, and the positrons are annihilated when they collide with electrons, forming two gamma rays. Write equations for the three reactions described here.

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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