6 Jan 2022
Problem 48
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Section: Problems
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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6 Jan 2022
Given information
Every decay of emits a ray of radiation
To get the dosage of radiation in curie.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Information about the task:
. -Mass.
. Ci-Activity.
. -Efficiency.
Requested data: , the rate of energy.
decay
to express as the decay rate We then notice that energy is deposited in the body, thus we calculate as the rate of energy deposition.
Finally, noting that , we can divide with , and convert to day to express the required dose rate
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