Tc-99m<span> is a </span>metastable isomer<span> of </span>Tc-99. It finds widespread applications in <span>medical diagnostic procedures.
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Tc-99 is also a radioactive element. It's half-life is 2,11,000 years. Upon radioactive decay, it emits beta particles and gets converted into stable compound Ruthenium-99
This process of radioactive decay is shown below.
99 43Tc → 99 44Ru + 0 -1e
(stable) (β particle)
<span>inorganic
Let's look at the choices and see why they work, or don't work.
monosaccharide
* Otherwise known as a simple sugar. And NaCl is definitely not a sugar of any type. So this is wrong.
disaccharide
* Complex sugar. And NaCl doesn't qualify either.
organic
* A definition of an organic compound is one that has carbon in it. NaCl has sodium and chlorine. No carbon at all, so this isn't the right answer. And I wish that organic was an earlier choice, since the sugars mentioned above are organic compounds.
inorganic
* This is the only possible choice. Salt is not an organic compound since it doesn't have carbon. So it can't be a sugar either. But it can and is inorganic.</span>
