Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2006

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    The half-life of a radioactive isotope is\[3\text{ }h\]. If the initial mass of the isotope were \[256\text{ }g,\] the mass of it remaining undecayed after \[18\text{ }h\]would be

    A) \[8.0\text{ }g\]                                 

    B) \[4.0\text{ }g\]

    C) \[12.0\text{ }g\]                              

    D) \[16.0\text{ }g\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\because \]   \[{{t}_{1/2}}=3h,\] \[{{N}_{0}}=256g\]                 and        \[t=18h\]                 \[\because \]     \[{{t}_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{\lambda }\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[3=\frac{0.693}{\lambda }\]                 \[\therefore \]  \[\lambda =0.231{{h}^{-1}}\] On applying the equation                 \[\lambda =\frac{2.303}{t}\log \frac{{{N}_{0}}}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[0.231=\frac{2.303}{18}\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{0.231\times 18}{2.303}=\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[1.8054=\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[63.8956=\frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[N=\frac{256}{63.8956}\] \[\therefore \] \[N=4.00\] (approximately)


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