NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryChemical KineticsPractice
Four thousand active nuclei of a radioactive material are present at t = 0. After 60 minutes 500 active nuclei are left in the sample. The decay constant of the sample is
Options
- Aln 2 60 per minute
- Bln 2 20 per minute
- C20 ln 2 per minute
- D60 ln 2 per minute
Correct answer
B. ln 2 20 per minute
Step-by-step solution
60 minutes = 3 half lives ∴ T 1 2 = 20 m i n ∴ λ = ln 2 t 1 / 2 = ln 2 20 p e r m i n