29Exercises

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:09:44 | Nuclear Power

2.1. Find the number of carbon 162C atoms in 1 cm3 of graphite, density 1.65 g cm3. 2.2. Estimate the radius and volume of the gold atom, using the metal density of 19.3 g cm3 and atomic weight close to 197. Assume that atoms are located at corners of cubes and that the atomic radius is that of a sphere with volume equal to that of a cube. 2.3. Calculate the most probable speed of a neutron gas at temperature 20 C 293K , noting that the mass of a neutron is 1.67 x 10-27 kg. 2.4. Prove that the...

2110 References for Chapter 21

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:49:48 | Nuclear Power

Numerous links to sources. By Bruce Busby, Idaho State University. Bernard Schleien, Lester A. Slayback, Jr., and Brian Kent Birky, Editors, Handbook of Health Physics and Radiological Health, 3rd Ed., Williams amp Wilkins, Baltimore, 1998. A greatly expanded version of a classical document of 1970. Herman Cember and Herbert Cember, Introduction to Health Physics, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. A thorough and easily understood textbook. Herman Cember and Thomas E. Johnson, The Health...

48Exercises

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:32:52 | Nuclear Power

4.1. The energy of formation of water from its constituent gases is quoted to be 54,500 cal mole. Verify that this corresponds to 2.4 eV per molecule of H2O. 4.2. Complete the following nuclear reaction equations 0n N 1H, 2H 9Be 0n. 4.3. Using the accurate atomic masses listed below, find the minimum amount of energy an a particle must have to cause the transmutation of nitrogen to oxygen. 174N 14.003074, 4 He 4.002603, O 16.999132, JH 1.007825. 4.4. Find the energy release in the reaction 63Li...

17Exercises

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:46:54 | Nuclear Power

1.1. Find the kinetic energy of a basketball player of mass 75 kg as he moves down the floor at a speed of 8 m s. 1.2. Recalling the conversion formulas for temperature, where C and F are degrees in respective systems, convert each of the following 68 F, 500 F, -273 C, 1000 C. 1.3. If the specific heat of iron is 0.45 J g- C how much energy is required to bring 0.5 kg of iron from 0 C to 100 C 1.4. Find the speed corresponding to the average energy of nitrogen gas molecules N2, 28 units of...