The purpose of producing 99 Mo (usually by neutron activation of natural molybdenum, as in the preceding problem) is to produce 99m Tc Using the rules, verify that the decay of 99 Mo produces 99m Tc (Most 99m Tc nuclei produced in this decay are left in a metastable excited state denoted 99m Tc ) ...

The purpose of producing 99 Mo (usually by neutron activation of natural molybdenum, as in the preceding

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The purpose of producing ⁹⁹Mo (usually by neutron activation of natural molybdenum, as in the preceding problem) is to produce ^99mTc. Using the rules, verify that the β^- decay of ⁹⁹Mo produces ^99mTc. (Most ^99mTc nuclei produced in this decay are left in a metastable excited state denoted ^99mTc.)