1. the professors affinity for Po has a short half-life.
a) How much energy is released during alpha decay of polonium-210?
b) Po-210 does not have a betat decay mode. But if it did, what would the daughter nucleus be?
2. Ignoring warnings on the package to not eat the isotope, he absorbs 180 J of whole-body alpha radiation (RBE = 16) after ingesting Po-210. His mass is 629 kg.
a) What is the dosage he will receive in rem?
b)What time period is required for the activity of Po-210 to decay to 10% of its initial value?
1. the professors affinity for Po has a short half-life. a) How much energy is released during alpha decay of polonium-2
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1. the professors affinity for Po has a short half-life. a) How much energy is released during alpha decay of polonium-2
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