Radioisotopes can be used to help understand chemical and biological processes in plants, because:

They are stable and can be detected easily using a Geiger counter.

They are not harmful to the plants and animals they are used in.

They are used to trace the pathway of chemical reactions.

They are a natural byproduct of many biological processes.

Question

Radioisotopes can be used to help understand chemical and biological processes in plants, because:

		
They are stable and can be detected easily using a Geiger counter.
 		
They are not harmful to the plants and animals they are used in.
 		
They are used to trace the pathway of chemical reactions.
 		
They are a natural byproduct of many biological processes.

anonymous · Answer

They are used to trace the pathway of chemical reactions. a in photosynthesis for knowing from where oxgen is releassed whther from H2O or CO2 radio isotope of oxygen is used O16 in CO2 and O18 in water and when we saw oxygen which was released in the experiment wat O18 by thi we conclude O2 released as a byproduct from H2O