CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    A radioactive sample \[{{S}_{1}}\] having the activity\[{{A}_{1}}\]has twice the number of nuclei as another sample \[{{S}_{2}}\]of activity\[{{A}_{2}}\]. If\[{{A}_{2}}=\text{ }2{{A}_{1}}\], then the ratio of half-life of \[{{S}_{1}}\]to the half-life of \[{{S}_{2}}\]is

    A)  4               

    B)  2

    C)  0.25            

    D)  0.75

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Activity,\[A=\lambda N=\frac{0.693}{{{T}_{1/2}}}N\]where \[{{T}_{1/2}}\] is the half-life of a radioactive sample. \[\therefore \] \[\frac{{{A}_{1}}}{{{A}_{2}}}=\frac{{{N}_{1}}}{{{T}_{1}}}\times \frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{N}_{2}}}\] \[\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}}=\frac{{{A}_{2}}}{{{A}_{1}}}\times \frac{{{N}_{1}}}{{{N}_{2}}}\] \[=\frac{2{{A}_{1}}}{{{A}_{1}}}\times \frac{2{{N}_{2}}}{{{N}_{2}}}=\frac{4}{1}\]


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