JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 2

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    Two radioactive nuclei P and Q, in a given sample decay into a stable nucleus R. At time t = 0, number of P species are \[4{{N}_{0}}\]and that of Q are \[{{N}_{0}}\]. Half-life of P (for conversion to R) is 1 minute where as that of Q is 2 minutes. Initially no nuclei of R present in the sample. When number of nuclei of P and Q are equal, the number of nuclei of R present in the sample would be

    A) \[2{{N}_{0}}\]             

    B) \[3{{N}_{0}}\]

    C) \[\frac{9{{N}_{0}}}{2}\]                      

    D) \[\frac{5{{N}_{0}}}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] :                               P          Q No. of nuclei, at t = 0     \[4{{N}_{0}}\]  \[{{N}_{0}}\]    Half- life                                    1 min    2 min No. of nuclei after time t  \[{{N}_{p}}\]    \[{{N}_{Q}}\] Let after t min the number of nuclei of P and Q are equal. \[\therefore \]\[{{N}_{P}}=4{{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/1}}\]and\[{{N}_{Q}}={{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/2}}\] As\[{{N}_{P}}={{N}_{Q}}\] \[\therefore \]\[4{{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/1}}={{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/2}},\frac{4}{{{2}^{t/1}}}=\frac{1}{{{2}^{t/2}}},4=\frac{{{2}^{t}}}{{{2}^{t/2}}}\] \[4={{2}^{t/2}},{{2}^{2}}={{2}^{t/2}}\]\[\frac{t}{2}=2\]or\[t=4\]min After 4 minutes, both P and Q have equal number of nuclei. \[\therefore \]Number of nuclei of R \[=\left( 4{{N}_{0}}-\frac{{{N}_{4}}}{4} \right)+\left( {{N}_{0}}-\frac{{{N}_{0}}}{4} \right)\] \[=\frac{15{{N}_{0}}}{4}+\frac{3{{N}_{0}}}{4}=\frac{9{{N}_{0}}}{2}\]


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