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JEE Main 202127 AugustMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
27 August
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

JEE Main 2021 · 27 August · Morning Shift · Physics · Nuclear Physics

There are 10 ^ 10 radioactive nuclei in a given radioactive...

There are 1010{10}^{10} radioactive nuclei in a given radioactive element. Its half-life time is 1min1min. How many nuclei will remain after 30s30s?(2=1.414)( \sqrt{2} = 1 . 414 )

Options

  1. A7×1097 \times {10}^{9}
  2. B105{10}^{5}
  3. C2×10102 \times {10}^{10}
  4. D4×10104 \times {10}^{10}

Correct answer

A. 7×1097 \times {10}^{9}

Step-by-step solution

Recall the relationship between the present amount of element and the initial amount of element in terms of the decay constant, N=N0e−\lambdatN = {N}_{0}{e}^{- \lambdat}, now the relation between decay constant and half-life, t12=0.693λt\dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{0 . 693}{\lambda}, ⇒N=N0e−0.693tt12⇒ N = {N}_{0}{e}^{- \dfrac{0 . 693t}{{t}_{\dfrac{1}{2}}}}

⇒N=1010e−0.35=7×109⇒ N = {10}^{10}{e}^{- 0 . 35} = 7 \times {10}^{9}.

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