Oxygen nonradioactive isotope

This technique is about 1000 times more sensitive than infrared and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, outlined later. It can also be used to detect different masses of radioactive and nonradioactive isotopes of elements. It can distinguish between the carbon 12 and 13 isotopes and also the oxygen 16 and 18 isotopes. By... 

Naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive and nonradioactive isotopes of the atmospheric gases have been employed for studies on various circulatory and respiratory problems as well as their interrelationship. Probably the most conunonly employed isotope for studying ventilation-perfusion relationships is krypton-85 xenon-133 and oxygen-15 also have been used. Oxygen-15, like the other radioactive gases, can aid in localizing... 

Radioactive isotopes of an element behave chemically in exactly the same manner as the nonradioactive isotopes. As a result, they can be used as tracers to investigate the details of chemical reactions. A scientist is curious about the origin of the bridging oxygen atom in an ester molecule. She has chosen to use the radioactive isotope oxygen-18 to study the following reaction ... 

The focus of the majority of forensic-related research in this held is on stable isotopes (i.e., nonradioactive isotopes). When referring to stable isotopes, elements generally have a dominant light isotope (e.g., [carbon], [nitrogen], [oxygen], [sulfur], and [hydrogen]) and one or two heavy isotopes (e.g.,... 

In reaction (25.9), instead of a nucleus disintegrating spontaneously, it must be struck by another small particle to induce a nuclear reaction. gO is a naturally occurring nonradioactive isotope of oxygen (0.037% natural abundance). The situation with fgP, which can also be produced by a nuclear reaction, is somewhat different. 

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