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Pharmaceutical Analysis
book

Pharmaceutical Analysis

by P. D. Chaithanya Sudha
July 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
758 pages
17h 12m
English
Pearson India
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Chapter 1

Radiometric Analysis

INTRODUCTION

George de Von Hevesy is the first person to use the radioactive compounds to determine the biological compounds. A radiotracer is defined as the chemical compound which contains the radioactive nuclei as an anion or a cation. The radioactivity is the emission of rays such as α, β and γ-rays. The examples of radionuclide are 3H and 14C which are frequently used for the analysis of the compounds:

 

Radium Radon 226 Image Radon 222 + He+(α-particles)

 

Carbon14 Image Nitrogen7 + e(β-particles)

 

Neon20 Neon20 +
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ISBN: 9789332515659