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Homework Statement Estimate the number of ping pong balls (of radius 2cm) that would fit into a typical-sized room (without being crushed). A typical room is 17ft x 17ft x 7ft. Homework Equations none The Attempt at a Solution I tried a couple things: 1. After converting all...

Ah, that was right! Thank you :)

...which might be completely wrong :/

I plugged in the counts as the N values.

Homework Statement Suppose that you wish to find out how much gasoline is in an underground storage tank. You pour in one gallon of gasoline that contains some half-life radioactive material that causes a Geiger constant to register 48400 counts per minute above background radiation. The next...