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Cobalt-59 Is a Stable Isotope

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Cobalt-59 is a stable isotope. Cobalt-60 is used as a radioactive source approved by the FDA for irradiation of food. This process kills microbes and insects and can delay ripening. What decay pathway is likely for cobalt-60?

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