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A reference person weights 70 kg and contains 18% carbon (65 billion atoms of 14C per...

A reference person weights 70 kg and contains 18% carbon (65 billion atoms of 14C per gram of C) and 0.2% potassium. How many microcuries each of 14C and of 40K are in this person?

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