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Chapter 13, Problem 20AC
To determine
The amount of unusable waste in a used nuclear fuel rod, from the following options:
a. 100 percent.
b. 67 percent.
c. 20 percent.
d. 4 percent.
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22. If the exposure rate at 10 m from a radioactive source is 15
mR/hr, what will be the exposure rate at 2 m?
A. 0.6 mR/hr
B. 3 mR/hr
C. 75 mR/hr
D. 375 mR/hr
23. If the exposure rate at 2 m from a radioactive source is 15
mR/hr, what will be the exposure rate at 0.5 m?
A. 0.94 mR/hr
B. 3.8 mR/hr
C. 60 mR/hr
D. 240 mR/hr
3. If a vial contains 600 MBq of iodine-123 (I-123) at 12:30 (14 June 2019), how much radioactivity will be present in the vial at 14:00 on the 15 June 2019. Please input your answer in Bq and Ci.
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8. What is meant by background radiation? What is...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9QFTCh. 13 - What is a mass defect? How is it related to the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 11QFTCh. 13 - Prob. 1FFACh. 13 - Prob. 2FFACh. 13 -
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