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

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    A radio-isotope has a half- life of 5 years. The fraction of the atoms of this material that would decay in 15 years will be [NCERT 1984; MP PMT 1996; MP PET 1997]

    A)            1/8

    B)            2/3

    C)            7/8

    D)            5/8

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\frac{N}{{{N}_{0}}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{15/5}}=\frac{1}{8}\] Þ Decayed fraction \[=1-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{7}{8}\]


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