JEE Main & Advanced Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question Bank Radioactivity

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    The half-life of a sample of a radioactive substance is 1 hour. If \[8\times {{10}^{10}}\] atoms are present at \[t=0\], then the number of atoms decayed in the duration \[t=2\] hour to \[t=4\] hour will be                                             [MP PMT 2004]

    A)            \[2\times {{10}^{10}}\]    

    B)            \[1.5\times {{10}^{10}}\]

    C)            Zero                                          

    D)            Infinity

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[N={{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{\frac{t}{{{T}_{1l2}}}}}\] No of atoms at t = 2hr, \[{{N}_{1}}=8\times {{10}^{10}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{\frac{2}{1}}}=2\times {{10}^{10}}\] No. of atoms at t = 4hr, \[{{N}_{2}}=8\times {{10}^{10}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{\frac{4}{1}}}=\frac{1}{2}\times {{10}^{10}}\] \ No. of atoms decayed in given duration \[=\left( 2-\frac{1}{2} \right)\times {{10}^{10}}=1.5\times {{10}^{10}}\]


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