Plutonium is very toxic to the human body. Once it enters
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Plutonium is very toxic to the human body. Once it enters the body it collects primarily in the bones, although it also can be found in other organs. Red blood cells are synthesized within the marrow of the bones. The isotope is an alpha emitter that has a half-life of Because alpha particles are an ionizing radiation, the blood-making ability of the marrow is, in time, destroyed by the presence of In addition, many kinds of cancers will also develop in the surrounding tissues because of the ionizing effects of the alpha particles. (a) If a person accidentally ingested of and all of it is absorbed by the bones of the person, how many alpha particles are produced per second within the body of the person? (b) When, in years, will the activity be 1000 alpha particles per second?
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