Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 894: 19.67

Answer

Normally the human body concentrates $I_{2}$ in the thyroid gland. The purpose of the large doses of $KI$ is to displace radioactive $I_{2}$ from the thyroid and allow its excretion from the body.

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Normally the human body concentrates $I_{2}$ in the thyroid gland. The purpose of the large doses of $KI$ is to displace radioactive $I_{2}$ from the thyroid and allow its excretion from the body.
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