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activation analysis

chemistry

Also known as: radioactivation analysis

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ion-exchange separation

In ion-exchange reaction: In the laboratory
In the process called “activation analysis,” an unknown sample to be analyzed is bombarded with neutrons, and the radioactive elements thus formed are separated by anion-exchange procedures. Such analysis is especially valuable in separating minor metallic constituents from samples containing large amounts of other substances. The technique has been…
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work of Hevesy

In Georg Charles von Hevesy
…with Hilde Levi, he founded radioactivation analysis, and, after preparing a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, he analyzed various physiological processes by tracing the course of “labeled” radioactive phosphorus through the body. These experiments revealed the dynamic state of the body constituents. After fleeing Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943, Hevesy began working…
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