A certain radionuclide is used to diagnose lymphoma. An atom of this radionuclide contains 31 protons and 36 neutrons. Which statement is correct about the radionuclide?

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Royce Chang

13 May, 23:48

A certain radionuclide is used to diagnose lymphoma. An atom of this radionuclide contains 31 protons and 36 neutrons. Which statement is correct about the radionuclide?

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Perkins · Answer 1

We are given the number of protons and neutrons of the radionuclide

protons = 31

neutrons = 36

What is true about the radionuclide is that it is a stable isotope. For an isotope to be stable, the number of neutrons must be greater than the number of protons. The neutron to proton ratio must also be greater than 1 but less than 1.5 which is true for the given radionuclide.