Questions from Modern Physics


Q: A nuclear chemist receives an accidental radiation dose of 5.0

A nuclear chemist receives an accidental radiation dose of 5.0 Gy from slow neutrons (RBE = 4.0). What does she receive in rad, rem, and J/kg?

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Q: A person exposed to fast neutrons receives a radiation dose of 300

A person exposed to fast neutrons receives a radiation dose of 300 rem on part of his hand, affecting 25 g of tissue. The RBE of these neutrons is 10. a. How many rad did he receive? b. How many jou...

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Q: In Fig. 40.12b, the probability function is zero

In Fig. 40.12b, the probability function is zero at the points x = 0 and x = L, the “walls” of the box. Does this mean that the particle never strikes the walls? Ex...

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Q: Food is often irradiated with either x rays or electron beams to

Food is often irradiated with either x rays or electron beams to help prevent spoilage. A low dose of 5–75 kilorads (krad) helps to reduce and kill inactive parasites, a medium dose...

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Q: It has become popular for some people to have yearly whole-

It has become popular for some people to have yearly whole-body scans (CT scans, formerly called CAT scans) using x rays, just to see if they detect anything suspicious. A number of medical people hav...

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Q: A 67-kg person accidentally ingests 0.35 Ci of

A 67-kg person accidentally ingests 0.35 Ci of tritium. a. Assume that the tritium spreads uniformly throughout the body and that each decay leads on the average to the absorption of 5.0 keV of energ...

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Q: In an industrial accident a 65-kg person receives a lethal

In an industrial accident a 65-kg person receives a lethal whole-body equivalent dose of 5.4 Sv from x rays. a. What is the equivalent dose in rem? b. What is the absorbed dose in rad? c. What is t...

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Q: In a diagnostic x-ray procedure, 5.00 *

In a diagnostic x-ray procedure, 5.00 * 1010 photons are absorbed by tissue with a mass of 0.600 kg. The x-ray wavelength is 0.0200 nm. a. What is the total energy absorbed by the tissue? b. What is...

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Q: The nuclei 5 11

The nuclei 5 11

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Q: Calculate the reaction energy Q for the reaction p + 1

Calculate the reaction energy Q for the reaction p + 1 3

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