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A theory of nuclear astrophysics is that all the heavy elements like uranium are formed in supernova explosions of massive stars
Select the three options which are NOT examples of quantities that could be modeled by exponential growth or decay.
A radioactive source has a half life of 74 days and an activity of 370 MBq. what was the activity 30 days ago?
A source has a half-life of 12 hours and an initial activity of 10mCi. After 4 days what is its activity?
The half-life (the time required for the body to eliminate one-half of the total amount of caffeine) varies widely depending on factors such as
For dioxins in fathead minnows, the BCF = 29,200. The half-life for elimination of dioxins from fathead minnows is 14.5 days.
Three radioactive sources each have activities of 1.0 micro Curies (Ci) at t=0. Their half lives are 1 sec, 1 hour and 1 day respectively
Describe the experimental evidence for wave-particle duality. State the uncertainty and correspondence principle.
Pu-241 is produced from neutron absorption by Pu-240 (which is produced by neutron absorption by Pu-239). Calculate the fractional in-growth of Am
The following percentages of three pesticides added to a soil remained after increasing times.
If you body is emitting infrared radiation of wavelength 9.4 x 10^(-6)m, what is the energy of the released photons?
Assuming no energy escapes, find the approximate temperature rise of 1kg of 235U over 1year from decay.
Carbon-14 datin of ancient objects requires that material to be organic in order to assay its age. You hear someone sat that a dinosaur bone ws carbon dated
The muon is a subatomic particle with the same charge as an electron but with a mass that is 207 times greater. m_u = 207m_e.
Prove that the De Broglie wavelength associated with a particle having kinetic energy K which is not negligible compared to its rest energy m0 c^2 is given by
How fast does a proton have to be moving is order to have the same de Broglie wavelength as an electron that is moving at 3.75x10^6 m/s? Units are m/s.
Which material would have the strongest compressive strength?
Name the three kinds of strength used to characterize materials AND give an example of a material that are strong in each of these modes.
If a radioactive parent isotope decays to produce a stable daughter isotope, what will be the daughter to parent ratio (D/P) after 9 half-lives?
Consider the following nuclear processes which are used to produce isotopes used in medical imaging:
Compare the nuclear radii of the following nuclides: (2 1H), (60 27Co), (197 79Au), (129 94Pu).
A patient undergoing radiation therapy for cancer receives a 215-rad dose of radiation. (a) Assuming that the cancerous growth has a mass of 0.17kg
The half-life of iodine-131, an isotope used in the treatment of thyroid disorders, is 8.04 d.
How many protons and neutrons does each of the three isotopes of potassium have?
A 500-microFarad capacitor is discharged through a 4.7-Mega ohm resistance. What is the time constant?