JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    If 50 % of a radioactive substance dissociates in 15 min, then the time taken by substance to   dissociate 99% will be:

    A)  50 min        

    B)  100 min

    C)  99 min        

    D)  150 min

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Given, Idea: \[k=\frac{2.303}{t}\log \frac{a}{a-x}\] Given, \[t=15,a=100,a-x=50\] \[\therefore \] \[k=\frac{2.303}{15}\log \frac{100}{50}\] \[k=\frac{2.303}{15}\log \,2\] ?(i) Also \[t=?,a=100,\,a-x=100-99=1\] \[\therefore \] \[k=\frac{2.303}{t}\log \frac{100}{1}\] or \[k=\frac{2.303}{t}\log 100\] ?(ii) From Eqs. (i) and (ii). \[\frac{2.303}{15}\log 2=\frac{2.303}{t}\log 100\] or \[\frac{1}{15}\log 2=\frac{1}{t}\log 100\] or \[\frac{0.3010}{15}=\frac{2}{t}\] or \[t=\frac{15\times 2}{0.3010}\] \[=99\,\min \]


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