NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsAtomic PhysicsPractice
Two radioactive substances A and B have decay constants 5 λ and λ respectively. At t = 0 , a sample has the same number of the two nuclei. The time taken for the ratio of the number of nuclei to become 1 e 2 will be
Options
- A1 λ
- B1 2 λ
- C2 λ
- D1 4 λ
Correct answer
B. 1 2 λ
Step-by-step solution
N = N 0 e - λ t N 1 = N 0 e - 5 λ t ...........(i) N 2 = N 0 e - λ t ............(ii) From equation (i) and (ii) N 1 N 2 = e - 5 λ t e - λ t 1 e 2 = e - 4 λ t 4 λ t = 2 t = 1 2 λ