Technetium (tek-nee-shee-?m) is the
chemical element with an atomic number of 43 and symbol
Tc. The atomic weight is 98.
Things you might not know about
Technetium:
- It is the lowest atomic number element
without any stable isotopes; every form of it is radioactive.
- In contrast with its rare natural occurrence,
bulk quantities of technetium-99 are produced each year from spent
nuclear fuel rods.
- There are at least 31 commonly used
radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m for imaging and
functional studies of the brain, myocardium, thyroid, lungs, liver,
gallbladder, kidneys, skeleton, blood, and tumors.
See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation
about this series of caches.
2011-10-12 - Update >>>This week we had our first big
rain of ALL summer and this cache was reported to be out in the
water. So keep that in mind if you go out there.