Question

What is radioactive sugar?

Answer 1

Hint: In the given question firstly we have to define what exactly are the radioactive sugar and then the main outline of it and give the proper definition and the characteristics of it. And now we can also say that they are the Normally sugar made out of C-14 or O-16 is known as radioactive sugar.

Complete answer:
The given question statement asks about theradiactive sugar and their physical nature and the medical cancer use. We have to provide the basic definition and the other important characteristics for these atoms along with the significance in chemistry and isomerism.
The Sugar molecules whose molecules contain the various radioactive isotopes of the carbon, hydrogen or oxygen. It can also be categorized as the Normally sugar made out of C-14 or O-16 is known as radioactive sugar.
The radioactive form of the glucose commonly known as the sugar, is often used during the positive emission tomography (PET) scan, a type of imaging test. In the doing of the PET scan, a small amount of radioactive glucose would be injected into a vein, and a scanner makes a picture of where the glucose is being used in the body. After the process the Cancer cells are going to show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more glucose than normal cells do. When used with PET, radioactive glucose helps find cancer cells in the body.

Note:
Sugar has been produced in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times and its cultivation spread from there into modern-day Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass. It was not plentiful nor cheap in early times, and in most parts of the world, honey was more often used for sweetening. Originally, people chewed raw sugarcane to extract its sweetness.