Chapter 42: Q79P (page 1306)
One of the dangers of radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb is its , which decays with a 29-yearshalf-life. Because it has chemical properties much like those of calcium, the strontium, if ingested by a cow, becomes concentrated in the cow鈥檚 milk. Some of the ends up in the bones of whoever, drinks the milk. The energetic electrons emitted in the beta decay of damage the bone marrow and thus impair the production of red blood cells. Abomb produces approximately 400gof . If the fallout spreads uniformly over aarea , what ground area would hold an amount of radioactivity equal to the 鈥渁llowed鈥 limit for one person, which is 74000 counts/s?
Short Answer
The ground area that would hold an amount of radioactivity equal to 鈥渁llowed鈥 limit for one person is .