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

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    The half-life (T) and the disintegration constant \[(\lambda )\]of a radioactive substance are related as [MP PMT/PET 1998]

    A)            \[\lambda T=1\]                 

    B)            \[\lambda T=0.693\]

    C)   \[\frac{T}{\lambda }=0.693\]  

    D)            \[\frac{\lambda }{T}=0.693\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                       By using \[N={{N}_{0}}{{e}^{-\lambda t}}\] Þ \[\frac{{{N}_{0}}}{2}={{N}_{0}}{{e}^{-\lambda \,{{T}_{1/2}}}}\]Þ \[2={{e}^{\lambda \,{{T}_{1/2}}}}\] By taking loge both the side \[{{\log }_{e}}2=\lambda {{T}_{1/2}}\] Þ \[\lambda {{T}_{1/2}}=0.693\]


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