Chlorine-36

Name:
Chlorine-36
Detailed information:
Radioactive chlorine of mass number 36. Half-life approximately 440,000 years; radiation: β.

Derivation:

Separated from various isotopes produced during irradiation of potassium chloride.

Available forms:

As hydrochloric acid solution and as solid potassium chloride.

Hazard:

MPC 4 × 10−7 mCi/mL of air.

Use:

Tracer in studying the saltwater corrosion of metals, especially mechanism of steel reaction with chlorinated hydrocarbons, location and flow of saltwater in porous media, etc.