Re: RE: Chemistry Question

[LOWE.JOHN_D@FORUM.VA.GOV]

If I may be so bold, I believe some of you may be missing part of
what is so useful about radioactive material.  That is that any
number of radioanalyses can be performed on it and compared to
a known mass of thorium to yield a very good estimate of thorium
content in the sample. 
 
John Lowe
VA North Texas HCS
lowe.john_d@forum.va.gov
 
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