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

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    Half-life of a radioactive element is 10 days. The time during which quantity remains 1/10 of initial mass will be [RPET 1997]

    A)            100 days                                 

    B)            50 days

    C)            33 days                                   

    D)            16 days

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               After three half-lives (i.e., 30 days) it remains \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}}=\frac{1}{8},\]so it will remain \[\frac{1}{10}th\], approximately in 33 days.


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