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Each year, an average person in the United States is exposed to a radiation level of _____.

2 rems

200 rems

0.2 rems

20 rems

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Answer: 0.2 rems

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Answer:

The correct answer is 0,2 rems

Step-by-step explanation:

People are exposed to natural sources of radiation all the time. According to recent estimates, the average person in the United States receives an effective dose of approximately 3 mSv per year of natural radiation, which is equivalent to 0.3 rems. This amount includes cosmic radiation from outer space and is average because it varies depending on the region people are in.

The amount of radiation for a chest x-ray of an adult (0.01 rems) is approximately equal to 10 days of natural radiation to which we are all exposed every day.

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