An average adult body contains about of which comes from

Chapter 31, Problem 67

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An average adult body contains about of which comes from food. (a) How many decays occur per second? (b) The potassium decay produces beta particles with energies of around 1.4 MeV. Estimate the dose per year in sieverts for a 65-kg adult. Is this a significant fraction of the background rate?

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