A 55-kg person exposed to thorium-234 receives 7.5 × 104 β particles, each with an energy of 1.6 × 10-14 J. How many rads does the person receive?
A) 2.1 × 10 -19
B) 1.2 × 10 -17
C) 2.2 × 10 -9
D) 1.2 × 10 -9
E) None of these choices are correct.
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