Multiple choice

A nuclear reactor is used for generating electricity. Which of the following compounds is used in nuclear reactors to produce radioactive carbon-14?

  1. Beryllium iodide

  2. Beryllium nitrate

  3. Beryllium nitride

  4. Beryllium oxide
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Explanation

Beryllium nitride is prepared by heating beryllium metal powder with dry nitrogen in an oxygen-free atmosphere in temperatures between 700 and 1400 °C. It is used in refractory ceramics as well as in nuclear reactors and to produce radioactive carbon-14 for tracer applications.

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