CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    The masses of two radioactive substances are same and their half-lives are 1 yr and 2 yr respectively. The ratio of their activities after 4 yr will be

    A)  1 : 4             

    B)  1 : 2

    C)  1 : 3          

    D)  1 : 6

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let initial activity of both substances are  same. \[\therefore \] \[R={{R}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}={{R}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{t/{{t}_{1}}/2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{2}}}\frac{{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{4/1}}}{{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{4/2}}}={{\frac{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}{{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}}}^{4}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{2}}}=\frac{1}{4}\]


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