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

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    A count rate meter shows a count of 240 per minute from a given radioactive source. One hour later the meter shows a count rate of 30 per minute. The half-life of the source is [KCET 2004]

    A)            120 min                                  

    B)            80 min

    C)            30 min                                     

    D)            20 min

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       \[A={{A}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]\[\Rightarrow 30=240{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]\[\Rightarrow {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]Þ n=3                    \ \[\frac{t}{{{T}_{1/2}}}=3\] \[\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{r}=\frac{{{n}^{2}}{{r}^{2}}}{4{{\pi }^{2}}{{m}^{2}}{{r}^{2}}}\]= 20 min.


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