Technetium
Tc
43
98
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d5
5s2
Biological significance

➤ It is used as a radiation marker in the field of nuclear diagnostics and therapeutic examination of pathologies of organ systems of the human body.


➤ Technetium-98 is used for the prevention of cancer.

Excess in the body

➤ Causes damage to body structures due to radioactive exposure.


➤ Leads to impaired synthesis of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland

Deficiency in the body

-

Drugs/dose

➤ Tc99.

Conventional medicine

➤ It is widely used during radiation therapy for the treatment of oncological pathologies.

Unconventional medicine

-

Toxic effect/antidote

➤It leads to a violation of the integrity of cellular and tissue structures of the body due to radiation exposure.




➤ There is no specific antidote.



Interesting facts

➤ The salts of technetium acid HTcO4 pertechnates are the best corrosion inhibitors.


➤ At t=11.2оK, technetium becomes a semiconductor.


➤ Tc was discovered on the star R in the constellation Andromeda.

Chemist Karl Ferm
on how he discovered Technetium


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