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Pick the correct statements regarding the uses of radioactivity.

A
β-particles are used as projectiles in nuclear reactors.
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Radioactive tracers are used in detecting blood clots.
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136C is used to estimate the age of fossils.
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Radiation is used to remove unwanted accumulated electric charge in machinery.
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Solution

The correct options are
B Radioactive tracers are used in detecting blood clots.
D Radiation is used to remove unwanted accumulated electric charge in machinery.
Some of the uses of radioactivity and radioactive substances are:
  • Tracers such as radioactive salts of sodium and iodine are used to detect tumours and blood clots in bodies.
  • α and β rays are used to remove any unnecessary accumulated charge on machinery in factories and industries.
  • The carbon - 14 isotope, 146C is used to estimate the age of archaeological entities such as rocks and fossils in a process known as carbon dating.
  • α - particles are used as projectiles to initiate nuclear reactions in atomic energy reactors.

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