Solved: The mass percent of carbon in a typical human is

Chapter 20, Problem 20.65

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The mass percent of carbon in a typical human is 18%, and the mass percent of 14C in natural carbon is 1.6 3 10210%. Assuming a 180-lb person, how many decay events per second occur in this person due exclusively to the b-particle decay of 14C? (For 14C, t1/2 5 5730 years.)

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