A medical researcher is using a chromium-51 source to study red blood cells. The gammaemissionintensity at a distance of 1.0 m is 0.75 mrem/s· m 2 .At what distance would the intensity drop to 0.15 mrem/s· m 2 ?

A medical researcher is using a chromium-51 source to study red blood cells. The gammaemissionintensity at a distance of 1.0 m is 0.75 mrem/s· m 2 .At what distance would the intensity drop to 0.15 mrem/s· m 2 ?

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A medical researcher is using a chromium-
51 source to study red blood cells. The gammaemission
intensity at a distance of 1.0 m is 0.75 mrem/s· m² .
At what distance would the intensity drop to 0.15 mrem/
s· m² ?

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