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  • Identifying Radionuclides via Positron Emission: The Case of 73Br
    Positron emission results in a decrease in atomic number by one while the mass number remains the same. Since Bromine (Br) has an atomic number of 35, the radionuclide that decays to Br-73 by positron emission must have an atomic number of 34 and a mass number of 73.

    This corresponds to the element Selenium (Se).

    Therefore, the radionuclide is Se-73.

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