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The critical mass for lower-grade uranium depends strongly on the grade: with 45% 235 U, the bare-sphere critical mass is around 185 kilograms (408 lb); with 19.75% 235 U it is over 780 kilograms (1,720 lb); and with 15% 235 U, it is well over 1,350 kilograms (2,980 lb). In all of these cases, the use of a neutron reflector like beryllium can ...
This ensures that the watery environment of the body's cells is always close to their ideal environment (set by the body's homeostats). A small proportion of the solution that leaks out of the capillaries is not drawn back into the capillary by the colloid osmotic forces. This amounts to between 2–4 liters per day for the body as a whole.
However, the names of all SI mass units are based on gram, rather than on kilogram; thus 10 3 kg is a megagram (10 6 g), not a *kilokilogram. The tonne (t) is an SI-compatible unit of mass equal to a megagram (Mg), or 10 3 kg. The unit is in common use for masses above about 10 3 kg and is often used with SI prefixes.
[not verified in body] The hot gases produced by burning gunpowder or cordite generate sufficient pressure to propel a bullet or shell to its target, but not so quickly as to routinely destroy the barrel of the gun. [not verified in body] Cordite was used initially in the .303 British, Mark I and II, standard rifle cartridge between 1891 and 1915.
[17] [35] This is because nitrogen is five times more soluble in fat than in water, leading to greater amounts of total body dissolved nitrogen during time at pressure. Fat represents about 15–25 percent of a healthy adult's body, but stores about half of the total amount of nitrogen (about 1 litre) at normal pressures. [50]
He fitted an equation = of the body weight W in kg, finding an average rho-factor of 0.68 for men and 0.55 for women. This ρ m has units of dose per body weight (g/kg) divided by concentration (g/kg) and is therefore dimensionless. However, modern calculations use weight/volume concentrations (g/L) for EBAC, so Widmark's rho-factors must be ...
At atmospheric pressure, mixtures of ethanol and water form an azeotrope at about 89.4 mol% ethanol (95.6% ethanol by mass, [83] 97% alcohol by volume), with a boiling point of 351.3 K (78.1 °C). [84] At lower pressure, the composition of the ethanol-water azeotrope shifts to more ethanol-rich mixtures. [85]
The bladder should be emptied before a person's blood pressure is measured since this can increase blood pressure by up to 15/10 mmHg. [91] Multiple blood pressure readings (at least two) spaced 1–2 minutes apart should be obtained to ensure accuracy. [92] Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring over 12 to 24 hours is the most accurate method to ...