How Radioactive Are You?

I. A. Leenson
Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (2), p 214
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p214.1
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2006
Radiation Biochemistry

Abstract

In October 2004, David W. Ball published a paper entitled “How Radioactive Is Your Banana?” He calculated that the activity of a big banana equals 18.4 Bq (decays per second). From this information the activity of an average human body can be approximated.

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Isotopes
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