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Why do radium and strontium isotopes collect in bone?
AThey behave like calcium
BThey are insoluble in blood
CThey are heavier than iron
DThey bond to collagen only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. They behave like calcium
Being chemically similar to calcium, they are taken up into the hydroxyapatite of bone.
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