Average Exposure to Radiation from Common Sources Source Dose (mrem/year) Naturally Occurring Radiation Cosmic rays Terrestrial radiation (rocks, buildings) Inside human body (K-40 and Ra-266 in the bones) Radon in the air 27 28 39 200 Total 294 Artificial Radiation 39 Medical Xrays Nuclear medicine Consumer products Nuclear power plants All others 14 10 0.5 1.5 65.0 Total 359 Grand total Use the data in the table to decide which is more serious: an accident involving radiation exposure in which a person receives 1.79x10-4 Sv or the amount of radiation that the average person receives annually from terrestrial radiation (rocks, buildings). (1 rem = 0.01 Sv)

Average Exposure to Radiation from Common Sources Source Dose (mrem/year) Naturally Occurring Radiation Cosmic rays Terrestrial radiation (rocks, buildings) Inside human body (K-40 and Ra-266 in the bones) Radon in the air 27 28 39 200 Total 294 Artificial Radiation 39 Medical Xrays Nuclear medicine Consumer products Nuclear power plants All others 14 10 0.5 1.5 65.0 Total 359 Grand total Use the data in the table to decide which is more serious: an accident involving radiation exposure in which a person receives 1.79x10-4 Sv or the amount of radiation that the average person receives annually from terrestrial radiation (rocks, buildings). (1 rem = 0.01 Sv)

Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Define and explain the differences between the following terms. a. law and theory b. theory and...

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