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Iridium-192 can be used in brachytherapy. It is produced by a nuclear transmutation, (a) I...

Iridium-192 can be used in brachytherapy. It is produced by a nuclear transmutation, (a) Identify the target nucleus X, and write the balanced nuclear equation for the reaction represented by l9lX(n,γ)192Ir. (b) The mass of an 125I nucleus is 124.904624 amu. Calculate the nuclear binding energy and the nuclear binding energy per nucleon.

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