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Iodine-131 , also called radioiodine, is a radioisotope of iodine which has medical and pharmaceutical uses. 131I decays with a half-life of 8.0197 days with beta and gamma emissions. This nuclide of iodine atom has 78 neutrons in nucleus, the stable nuclide 127I has 74 neutrons. On decaying, 131I transforms into 131Xe: {^{131}_{53}I} \\rightarrow \\beta {^{131}_{54}Xe} 131I is a fission product with a yield of 2.8336% from uranium-235,...


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