Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2004

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    The relationship between decay constant\[(\lambda )\]and half-life\[{{(T)}_{1/2}}\]of a radioactive substance is:

    A)  \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{10}}2}{{{(T)}_{1/2}}}\]

    B)  \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{2}}e}{{{(T)}_{1/2}}{{\log }_{10}}e}\]

    C)  \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{2}}10}{{{(T)}_{1/2}}{{\log }_{2}}e}\]

    D)  \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{10}}2}{{{(T)}_{1/2}}{{\log }_{10}}e}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The decay constant is \[\lambda =\frac{0.693}{{{T}_{1/2}}}=\frac{{{\log }_{e}}2}{{{T}_{1/2}}}\] Or \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{10}}2/{{\log }_{10}}e}{{{T}_{1/2}}}\] \[\therefore \] \[\lambda =\frac{{{\log }_{10}}2}{{{\log }_{10}}e\times {{T}_{1/2}}}\]


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