Write any two uses of isotopes. - Vidyadip

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Write any two uses of isotopes.

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Uses of isotopes are as follows:

Deuterium is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of fast-moving neutrons.
Deuterium and its compounds are used as a "tracer" in the study of mechanism of various chemical and metabolic reactions taking place in the body.
Tritium is used in nuclear fusion reactions.
Copper-64 is used to study genetic diseases affecting copper metabolism.
Iron-59 is used in studies of iron metabolism in the spleen.

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