Potassium is a crucial element for the healthy operation of the human body. Potassium occurs naturally in our environment and th
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Answer:
a) 0.0288 grams
b)
Explanation:
Given that:
A typical human body contains about 3.0 grams of Potassium per kilogram of body mass
The abundance for the three isotopes are:
Potassium-39, Potassium-40, and Potassium-41 with abundances are 93.26%, 0.012% and 6.728% respectively.
a)
Thus; a person with a mass of 80 kg will posses = 80 × 3 = 240 grams of potassium.
However, the amount of potassium that is present in such person is :
0.012% × 240 grams
= 0.012/100 × 240 grams
= 0.0288 grams
b)
the effective dose (in Sieverts) per year due to Potassium-40 in an 80- kg body is calculate as follows:
First the Dose in (Gy) =
=
=
Effective dose (Sv) = RBE × Dose in Gy
Effective dose (Sv) =
Effective dose (Sv) =
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a) 6 times farther. b) 6 times longer.
Explanation:
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vₓ = v* cos (25º) = 23 m/s * 0.906 = 20.8 m/s
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vy = v* sin (25º) = 23 m/s * 0.422 = 9.72 m/s
Assuming that the acceleration is constant, and equal to 1/6*g, we can calculate the total time of flight, with the following kinematic equation for the vertical displacement:
If the total displacement in the vertical direction is 0 (which means that the time if the total time of flight), we can solve for t, as follows:
On earth, this time could be calculated in the same way:
As the time is defined by the vertical movement, we can find the horizontal distance travelled on the moon, as follows:
Δx = v₀ₓ * t = 20.8 m/s * 11. 9 s = 248.1 m
On earth, the distance travelled had been as follows:
Δx = v₀ₓ * t = 20.8 m/s * 1.98 s = 41.3 m
⇒ Δx(moon) / Δx(earth) = 248.1 / 41.3 = 6.00
b) As we have just found, the time of flight on the moon and on the earth are as follows:
tmoon = 11. 9 s
tearth = 1.98 s
⇒ t(moon) / t(earth) = 11.9 / 1.98 = 6.0