NEET Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity NEET PYQ-Nuclear Physics

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    Atomic weight of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes \[_{5}^{10}B\] and \[_{5}^{11}B\]. Then, the ratio of atoms of \[_{5}^{10}B\] and \[_{5}^{11}B\] in nature, would be:                                                               [AIPMT 1998]

    A)     19 : 81

    B)       10 : 11

    C)      15 : 16 

    D)  81 : 19

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let \[{{n}_{1}}\] and \[{{n}_{2}}\] be the number of atoms in \[_{5}^{10}B\] and \[_{5}^{11}B\] isotopes.
       Atomic weight
                \[=\frac{{{n}_{1}}\times (At.\,wt.\,of\,_{5}^{10}B)+{{n}_{2}}\times (At.wt.\,of\,_{5}^{11}B)}{{{n}_{1}}+{{n}_{2}}}\]
    or \[10.81=\frac{{{n}_{1}}\times 10+{{n}_{2}}\times 11}{{{n}_{1}}+{{n}_{2}}}\]
    or \[10.81\,{{n}_{1}}+10.81\,{{n}_{2}}=10\,{{n}_{1}}+11\,{{n}_{2}}\]
    or \[0.81\,\,{{n}_{1}}=0.19\,{{n}_{2}}\]
    or \[\frac{{{n}_{1}}}{{{n}_{2}}}=\frac{0.19}{0.81}=\frac{19}{81}\]


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