JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 33

  • question_answer
    The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is 50 days. The time interval \[({{t}_{2}}-{{t}_{1}})\]between the time \[{{t}_{2}}\] when it has decayed two-third of nucleus and the time \[{{t}_{1}}\] when it had decayed one-third of nucleus is

    A) 60 days              

    B)       15 days              

    C) 30 days               

    D)        50 days

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Active fraction at instant \[{{t}_{2}},\] \[^{\frac{1}{{{2}^{{{t}_{2}}/{{T}_{1/2}}}}}=\frac{1}{3}}\] Active fraction at instant \[{{t}_{1}},\] \[\frac{1}{{{2}^{{{t}_{1}}/{{T}_{1/2}}}}}=\frac{2}{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\frac{{{2}^{{{t}_{2}}/{{T}_{1/2}}}}}{{{2}^{{{t}_{1}}/{{T}_{1/2}}}}}=2\Rightarrow {{2}^{\frac{{{t}_{2}}-{{t}_{1}}}{{{T}_{1/2}}}}}={{2}^{1}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,{{t}_{2}}-{{t}_{1}}={{T}_{1/2}}=50\] days


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