If a sample emits 2000 counts per second when the detector is 1 meter from the sample, how many counts per second would be observed when the detector is 3 meters from the sample? --Using the sample in above, how many counts per second would be observed when the detector is 10 meters away from the sample?

If a sample emits 2000 counts per second when the detector is 1 meter from the sample, how many counts per second would be observed when the detector is 3 meters from the sample? --Using the sample in above, how many counts per second would be observed when the detector is 10 meters away from the sample?

Modern Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

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Chapter14: Nuclear Physics Applications

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10P

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