MHT CET2007ChemistryChemical Kinetics
A certain nuclide has a half-life period of 30 min. If a sample containing 600 atoms is allowed to decay for 90 min, how many atoms will remain ?
Options
- A200 atoms
- B450 atoms
- C75 atoms
- D150 atoms
Correct answer
C. 75 atoms
Step-by-step solution
aligned n &= total time half- life period = 90 30 =3 N &=N₀ ( 1 2 )^ n &=600 ( 1 2 )³ &= 600 8 &=75 atoms aligned