NATS 1945 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Radiometric Dating, Gas Centrifuge, Radiation Hormesis
11 Jan 2018
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Nuclei and radioactivity (pp. 108-144); chain reactions, nuclear reactors, and atomic bombs (pp. 152- (cid:1005). The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years, while the half-life of. Do radioactive substances become more or less radioactive as time passes, and why: describe (briefly) how radioactive dating can be used to determine the age of a rock or a fossil (you choose! (cid:1008). What dose of re(cid:373)s is likely to cause lethal radiation poisoning? (cid:1009). What is (cid:858)radiatio(cid:374) hor(cid:373)esis(cid:859)? (cid:894)note: (cid:271)e prepared to (cid:271)e sho(cid:449)(cid:374) a plot of these relationships and asked how the plot works. ) Has this exposure been proven to obey the linear hypothesis? (cid:1011). What is the main biological effect that this radiation has on us: explain (briefly) how radioactivity is the cause of hot springs, geysers and volcanoes. In the textbook, the author discusses a method for illuminating computer screens without the use of a battery.
