Make an order-of-magnitude estimate of the amount of radon-222 gas, measured in curies, found in the lungs

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Make an order-of-magnitude estimate of the amount of radon-222 gas, measured in curies, found in the lungs of an average person. Assume that 0.1 rem/yr is due to the alpha particles emitted by radon-222. The half-life is 3.8 days. You will need to calculate the energy of the alpha particles emitted.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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