This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The oxygen molecules and the nitrogen molecules at any one place in our atmosphere are at the same ... (Read 130 times)

frankwu

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 549
The oxygen molecules and the nitrogen molecules at any one place in our atmosphere are at the same temperature. How do the root-mean-square speeds of the two molecules compare?
 
  A) same
  B) N2 > O2
  C) O2 > N2

Question 2

The maximum permissible workday dose for occupational exposure to radiation is 18 mrem. A 54-kg laboratory technician absorbs 2.6 mJ of 0.30-MeV gamma rays in a work day.
 
  The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) for gamma rays is 1.00. What is the ratio of the equivalent dosage received by the technician to the maximum permissible equivalent dosage?
  A) 0.27
  B) 0.29
  C) 0.32
  D) 0.35
  E) 0.37



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

yasmin

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A




frankwu

  • Member
  • Posts: 549
Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


ryhom

  • Member
  • Posts: 366
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.

Did you know?

Anti-aging claims should not ever be believed. There is no supplement, medication, or any other substance that has been proven to slow or stop the aging process.

Did you know?

Symptoms of kidney problems include a loss of appetite, back pain (which may be sudden and intense), chills, abdominal pain, fluid retention, nausea, the urge to urinate, vomiting, and fever.

Did you know?

A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.

Did you know?

Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library