NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsAtomic PhysicsPractice
A radioactive sample at some instant has a disintegration rate of 5000 disintegrations per minute. After 5 minutes, the rate becomes 1250 disintegrations per minute. Then, the decay constant (per minute) is
Options
- A0.4 ln 2
- B0.2 ln 2
- C0.1 ln 2
- D0.8 ln 2
Correct answer
A. 0.4 ln 2
Step-by-step solution
A A 0 = 1 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 = 1 4 = 1 2 t T ⇒ T = t 2 = 5   2 λ = ln 2 T = 2 5 l n 2 = 0.4   ln 2