Solved: An average adult body contains about 0.10/xCi of
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An average adult body contains about 0.10/xCi of jgK,which comes from food, (a) How many decays occur persecond? (b) The potassium decay produces beta particleswith energies of around 1.4 MeV. Estimate the dose peryear in sieverts for a 55-kg adult. Is this a significant fractionof the 3.6-mSv/yr background rate?
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