JEE Main & Advanced Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity JEE PYQ-Nuclear Physics

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    The activity of a radioactive sample falls from \[700\text{ }{{s}^{\,1}}\]to \[500\text{ }{{s}^{\,1}}\] in 30 minutes. Its half-life is close to [JEE MAIN Held on 07-01-2020 Evening]

    A) 66 min

    B) 52 min

    C) 62 min

    D) 72 min

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[A={{A}_{0}}{{e}^{-\,t\ln \,2/{{T}_{1/2}}}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \,500\,=700\,{{e}^{-\,t\ln \,2/{{T}_{1/2}}}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \,\ln \,\frac{7}{5}\,=\frac{30\,\ln \,2}{{{T}_{1/2}}}\Rightarrow \,{{T}_{1/2}}\,=30\,\frac{\ln \,2}{\ln 1.4}\,=61.8\]
    \[\Rightarrow \,\,{{T}_{1/2}}\,\approx 62\]minutes


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