The purpose of producing 99Mo (usually by neutronactivation of natural molybdenum, as in the precedingproblem) is to produce 99m Tc. Using the rules, verify thatthe β− decay of 99Mo produces 99m Tc . (Most 99m Tcnuclei produced in this decay are left in a metastable excitedstate denoted 99m Tc .)
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
Fusion Bomb
A fusion bomb is also known as a thermonuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb which releases a large amount of explosive energy during a nuclear chain reaction when the lighter nuclei in it, combine to form heavier nuclei, and a large amount of radiation is released. It is an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction where isotopes of hydrogen combine under very high temperature to form helium. They work on the principle of operation of atomic fusion. The isotopes of Hydrogen are deuterium and tritium, where they combine their masses and have greater mass than the product nuclei, get heated at high temperatures, and releases energy.
The purpose of producing 99Mo (usually by neutron
activation of natural molybdenum, as in the preceding
problem) is to produce 99m Tc. Using the rules, verify that
the β− decay of 99Mo produces 99m Tc . (Most 99m Tc
nuclei produced in this decay are left in a metastable excited
state denoted 99m Tc .)
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