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Q.Anaemia can be diagnosed by :

(a) 26Fe59{}_{26}Fe^{59}
(b) 15P31{}_{15}P^{31}
(c) 11Na24{}_{11}Na^{24}
(d) 15P32{}_{15}P^{32}
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The radioisotope 26Fe59_{26}Fe^{59} (iron-59) is used to diagnose anaemia.

Radioactive iron-59 behaves chemically identically to ordinary iron and is taken up by the body the same way, so it can be used as a tracer to study the rate of formation of red blood cells and the utilisation/absorption of iron in the blood. Monitoring its radioactivity in the blood over time reveals abnormalities in iron metabolism that indicate anaemia. 15P31_{15}P^{31} is a stable, non-radioactive isotope; 11Na24_{11}Na^{24} is used as a tracer to study blood circulatio …

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