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What is Sodium astatide and Potassium astatide used for?

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What is Sodium astatide and Potassium astatide used for?

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Nilima Majji

What is Sodium astatine and Potassium astatine used for?

Astatine is a radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol At and atomic number 85. It occurs on Earth only as the result of the radioactive decay of certain heavier elements.However this forms salts with sodium and potassium.Astatine is the heaviest halogen discovered.

Astatine is currently Earth’s rarest element (only one ounce is contained within the entire planet’s crust).

 These compounds are studied for potential use in nuclear medicines.

For more info please visit 

http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/science_1/elements/2582888/astatine/

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Astatine-211 is sometimes used as a radioactive tracer and in cancer treatment.

Like iodine, it is well known to accumulate in the thyroid gland.

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