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1.define DAC: Derived Air Concentration
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- measure of radioactivity in air - C¼i/mL
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2.List 2 nuclides that are produced by cosmogenic action: 1. Tritium H3/
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2.Carbon C14/6 bv
3.Which of the 4 decay series is an artificially produced decay series: N
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4.Decay series: Thorium -
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starts with U235 Actinium -
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natural Radium -
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5.What is the most abundant nuclide in the earth's crust (on average): Tho
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6.In an absorbing medium, one gray (100 rad) would produce:: 1E4 ergs/
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7.Am241/95 has ? protons and ? neutrons: 95, 146
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8.If an atom is assembled from its constituent parts (protons, electrons,
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neutrons) the mass of the assembled atom is less than the sum of the
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mass of the parts, largely because:: of the transformation of constituent
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mass £ e# - + #p+ + #n > Am241/95
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9.Isotopes are defined as:: forms of the same element containing diffe
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10.Pu238/94 has ? protons and ? neutrons: 94, 144
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11.Write the generalized activity equation and define all the par
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12.How is radioactive material defined?: 1. half life
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2.type of radiation
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3.energy
13.List 4 types of ionizing radiation: 1. ±++
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3.x, gamma
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14.find half life with :»t1/2 = ln(2)/»
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15.define erg: unit of work or energy in cgs system, 1E7 ergs = 1 Joul
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1 eV = 1.6E-19 J = 1.6E-12 erg
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16.Define planck's constant: h = 6.6E-34 J*s
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1.define DAC: Derived Air Concentration
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- measure of radioactivity in air - C¼i/mL
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- isotope specific bv
2.List 2 nuclides that are produced by cosmogenic action: 1. Tritium H3/
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2.Carbon C14/6 bv
3.Which of the 4 decay series is an artificially produced decay series: N
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4.Decay series: Thorium -
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natural Neptunium - artificial -
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starts with U235 Actinium -
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Uranium - bv
natural Radium -
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5.What is the most abundant nuclide in the earth's crust (on average): Tho
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6.In an absorbing medium, one gray (100 rad) would produce:: 1E4 ergs/
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7.Am241/95 has ? protons and ? neutrons: 95, 146
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8.If an atom is assembled from its constituent parts (protons, electrons,
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neutrons) the mass of the assembled atom is less than the sum of the
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mass of the parts, largely because:: of the transformation of constituent
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vmass to binding energy
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mass £ e# - + #p+ + #n > Am241/95
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9.Isotopes are defined as:: forms of the same element containing diffe
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10.Pu238/94 has ? protons and ? neutrons: 94, 144
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11.Write the generalized activity equation and define all the par
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12.How is radioactive material defined?: 1. half life
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2.type of radiation
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3.energy
13.List 4 types of ionizing radiation: 1. ±++
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3.x, gamma
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14.find half life with :»t1/2 = ln(2)/»
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15.define erg: unit of work or energy in cgs system, 1E7 ergs = 1 Joul
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1 eV = 1.6E-19 J = 1.6E-12 erg
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16.Define planck's constant: h = 6.6E-34 J*s
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