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JEE Main 202227 JulyEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
27 July
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

JEE Main 2022 · 27 July · Evening Shift · Physics · Nuclear Physics

The activity of a radioactive material is 6 . 4 × 10 ^ - 4 curie....

The activity of a radioactive material is 6.4×10−46 . 4 \times {10}^{- 4} curie. Its half life is 55 days. The activity will become 5×10−65 \times {10}^{- 6} curie after

Options

  1. A77 days
  2. B1515 days
  3. C2525 days
  4. D3535 days

Correct answer

D. 3535 days

Step-by-step solution

Given here, A0=6.4×10−4{A}_{0} = 6 . 4 \times {10}^{- 4} Curie and A=5×10−6A = 5 \times {10}^{- 6} Curie

Half life, T12=5T\dfrac{1}{2} = 5 days

The activity of a radioactive sample at time tt is given by,

A=A0(12)tT12A = {A}_{0}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\dfrac{t}{{T}_{\dfrac{1}{2}}}

⇒5×10−66.4×10−4=(12)t5⇒ \dfrac{5 \times {10}^{- 6}}{6 . 4 \times {10}^{- 4}} = \left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\dfrac{t}{5}

⇒7=t5⇒t=35days⇒ 7 = \dfrac{t}{5} ⇒ t = 35days

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