Airline+Industry

__Isotope used by the airline industry to check for explosives__
The isotope used by the airline industry to check for explosived is, Californium-252 This is what we learnt in class. __Isotope__ __# of protons 98__ __# of neutrons 154__ __Atomic # 98__ __Mass # 252__

Califonium is a radioactive metallic chemical element. Califonium is important to life on Earth because it saved lives by letting airline to check for any hidden explosives in bags. It also is important because it helps measure the moisture of materials stored in soils. Californium can be used as a portable neutron source to help detect gold or silver. Can also be used in moisture gauges to see water and oil-bearing layers in oil wells. Sources: [] []