MHT CET202122 Sep 2021Evening ShiftPhysicsNuclear PhysicsActual
Two radioactive materials X ₁ and X ₂ have decay constants ' 5 ' and ' ' respectively. Initially, they have the same number of nuclei. After time ' t ', the ratio of number of nuclei of X₁ to that of X₂ is 1 e . Then t is equal to
Options
- A2
- Be
- C1 4
Correct answer
3
Step-by-step solution
Let N₁ be the number of X₁ and N₂ be the number of nuclei of X₂ after time t. aligned & N ₁= N ₀ e ^ -5 t and N ₂= N ₀ e ^ - t & N ₁ ~N ₂ = e ^ -5 t e ^ - , t = 1 e ^ 4 t = 1 e & 4 t =1 & t = 1 4 aligned