Each of the following transmutations produces a radionuclide used in positron emission tomography (PET). (a) In equations
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Each of the following transmutations produces a radionuclide used in positron emission tomography (PET).
(a) In equations (i) and (ii), identify the species signified as “X.”
(b) In equation (iii), one of the species is indicated as “d.” What do you think it represents? (i) 14N(p, a) X (ii) 18O(p, X)18F (iii) 14N(d, n)15O
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 9780321910417
13th Edition
Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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