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sammy

Mar30-06, 10:32 AM

If all of the energy from the decay of 14C in your body could be captured and converted into electricity, how many "radioactive" people would be required to power a 100 W light bulb?

Hootenanny

Mar30-06, 01:23 PM

You can start by writing an equation for the decay of C^{14}.

-Hoot:smile: