Chapter 5: Q. 5.90 (page 166)
The radioscope sodium-is used to determine the levels of electrolytes in the body.- sample of sodium-decays toin . What is the half-life, in hours, of sodium-?
Short Answer
The sodium half-life-in hours is
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Chapter 5: Q. 5.90 (page 166)
The radioscope sodium-is used to determine the levels of electrolytes in the body.- sample of sodium-decays toin . What is the half-life, in hours, of sodium-?
The sodium half-life-in hours is
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Complete each of the following nuclear equations and describe the type of radiation:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
A nuclear technician was accidentally exposed to potassium-42 while doing brain scans for possible tumours. The error was not discovered until 36 h later when the activity of the potassium-42 sample was 2.0 Ci. If potassium- 42 has a half-life of 12 h, what was the activity of the sample at the time the technician was exposed?
Match each property ( to ) with its unit of measurement.
1. activity
2. absorbed done
3. biological damage
a. rad
b. mrem
c. mCi
d. Gy
What is nuclear fission?
Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both:
a. Very high temperatures are required to initiate the reaction.
b. Less radioactive waste is produced.
c. Hydrogen nuclei are the reactants.
d. Large amounts of energy are released when the nuclear reaction occurs.
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