Assume a liter of milk typically has an activity of 2000 pCi due to 4019K.If a person

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Assume a liter of milk typically has an activity of 2000 pCi due to 4019K.If a person drinks two glasses (0.5 L) per day, estimate the total effective dose (in Sv and in rem) received in a year. As a crude model, assume the milk stays in the stomach 12 hr and is then released. Assume also that roughly 10% of the 1.5 MeV released per decay is absorbed by the body. Compare your result to the normal allowed dose of 100 mrem per year. Make your estimate for

(a) A 60-kg adult,

(b) A 6-kg baby.

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