Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 32 - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1154: 61

Answer

(a) $0.38J$ (b) $0.54mK$

Work Step by Step

(a) The energy absorbed can be determined as $E=(Dose \space in\space rad)m=225rad(0.17Kg)(\frac{0.01J/Kg}{1rad})78Kg$ $E=0.38J$ (b) We can find the increase in temperature as $\Delta T=\frac{Q}{mc}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta T=\frac{0.3825J}{(0.17Kg)(4186J/KgK)}$ $\Delta T=0.54mK$
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