What Can Barium-144 Do? | Fission & Radioisotopes

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Barium-144 (Ba-144) is a fission product of Uranium that decays into stable Neodymium-144 (Nd-144) after approximately 20 minutes. Nd-144 is significant in the production of powerful rare-earth batteries, showcasing Ba-144's utility in energy applications. While some may confuse Ba-144 with other barium isotopes used in medical imaging, its primary value lies in its contribution to battery technology.

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Does Barium-144 have any useful purpose?

All I really know about it is that it is a product of fission (one of the fission fragments from Uranium), which then decays into La-144, Ce-144, Pr-144, and Nd-144.

Some radioisotopes are used in the medical field. What does Barium-144 bring to the table?

Can anyone help?
 
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I'm not sure, but isn't there a barium isotope used as a tracer in ct scans or x-rays?
 
Originally posted by Sam
Does Barium-144 have any useful purpose?

All I really know about it is that it is a product of fission (one of the fission fragments from Uranium), which then decays into La-144, Ce-144, Pr-144, and Nd-144.

Some radioisotopes are used in the medical field. What does Barium-144 bring to the table?

Can anyone help?

Hi Sam,
After about 20 minutes Ba-144 becomes 4 electrons and a very stable Nd-144 atom which is useful in the fabrication of powerful rare-earth batteries. Cheers, Jim
 

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