Iodine 131

[Name of the institute]Iodine 131

Iodine 131 is the radioisotope of iodine. It has a half life of 8.1 days. Iodine 131 also possesses gamma ray photon energy of 364 KeV (Wartofsky and Douglas, 2006).

Identify whether it occurs naturally or is produced synthetically

With the help of nuclear fission iodine 131 is used on a commercial scale for the usage of medical and industrial purposes. In nuclear reactors and testing of weapons Iodine 131 is used as a by product of nuclear fission (Wartofsky and Douglas, 2006).

Show the structure of the radio isotope using a labeled diagram.

(C8H10131IN3)2·H2SO4

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