cobalt-60
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Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt widely used as a gamma-ray source in medical radiotherapy, industrial radiography, and scientific research.
All labels observed (1)
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| cobalt-60 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16493037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cobalt-60 Context triple: [Experimental test of parity conservation in beta decay, usedIsotope, cobalt-60]
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A.
californium-252
Californium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of californium widely used as a strong neutron source in applications such as nuclear reactor startup, neutron radiography, and cancer therapy.
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B.
Cobalt
Cobalt is the episode of Fear the Walking Dead that marks the introduction of the character Victor Strand.
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C.
Cobalt
Cobalt is a small historic mining town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its early 20th-century silver boom and significant role in Canadian mining history.
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D.
fermium-252
Fermium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of the actinide element fermium, notable for its use in scientific research on heavy elements and nuclear properties.
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E.
Actemium
Actemium is an industrial engineering and services network specializing in improving and optimizing industrial processes across various sectors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cobalt-60 Target entity description: Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt widely used as a gamma-ray source in medical radiotherapy, industrial radiography, and scientific research.
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A.
californium-252
Californium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of californium widely used as a strong neutron source in applications such as nuclear reactor startup, neutron radiography, and cancer therapy.
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B.
Cobalt
Cobalt is the episode of Fear the Walking Dead that marks the introduction of the character Victor Strand.
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C.
Cobalt
Cobalt is a small historic mining town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its early 20th-century silver boom and significant role in Canadian mining history.
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D.
fermium-252
Fermium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of the actinide element fermium, notable for its use in scientific research on heavy elements and nuclear properties.
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E.
Actemium
Actemium is an industrial engineering and services network specializing in improving and optimizing industrial processes across various sectors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.