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If naturally occurring 40K is responsible for a dose
equivalent of 0.16 mSv/y of background radiation, calculate the
mass of 40K that must be inside the 59 kg body of a
woman to produce this dose. Assume that each 40K decay
emits a 1.30 MeV β, and that 40% of this energy is
absorbed inside the body. The half life of 40K is 1.25 ×
109 years.
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