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

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    The half-life of the isotope \[_{11}N{{a}^{24}}\]is 15 hrs. How much time does it take for \[\frac{7}{8}th\] of a sample of this isotope to decay [MP PET 1994]

    A)            75 hrs                                      

    B)            65 hrs

    C)            55 hrs                                      

    D)            45 hrs

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       Undecayed isotope \[=\frac{3.2\times {{10}^{6}}}{200\times {{10}^{6}}\times 1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}=1\times {{10}^{17}}\] \[\therefore \frac{N}{{{N}_{0}}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/T}}\Rightarrow \left( \frac{1}{8} \right)={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/15}}\Rightarrow \frac{t}{15}=3\] or t =45 hours


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