198gold

Name:
198gold
Detailed information:
Radioactive gold of mass number 198.

Properties:

Half-life, 2.7 days.

Derivation:

Neutron irradiation of the element.

Available forms:

Gold metal, colloidal gold. The NF solution is colloidal 198Au.

Hazard:

Toxic from β- and γ radiation.

Use:

Internal radiation therapy, to detect leaks in bacterial filters, to locate solidification boundary in continuously cast aluminum, to determine metallic silver in photographic materials.

See radio-gold; gold sodium thiosulfate.