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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Physics · Nuclear Physics

The rate of disintegration of a radioactive substance falls from...

The rate of disintegration of a radioactive substance falls from 403dps\dfrac{40}{3}dps to 53dps\dfrac{5}{3}dps in& 66& hours. The half-life of the radioactive substance is

Options

  1. A67\dfrac{6}{7} hours
  2. B22 hours
  3. C33 hours
  4. D11 hour

Correct answer

B. 22 hours

Step-by-step solution

A=A0e−\lambdatA = {A}_{0}e^{- \lambdat}

⇒100=800e−λ(6×60)⇒ 100 = 800e^{- \lambda ( 6 \times 60 )}

⇒e−350x=18⇒ e^{- 350x} = \dfrac{1}{8}

⇒−360λ=ln⁡(18)=−ln⁡8⇒ - 360\lambda = \ln\left(\dfrac{1}{8}\right) = - \ln 8

⇒λ=ln⁡(23)360=ln⁡2120⇒ \lambda = \dfrac{\ln\left({2}^{3}\right)}{360} = \dfrac{\ln 2}{120}

⇒T1/2=ln⁡2λ=ln⁡2(ln⁡2/120)=120minutes⇒ {T}_{1/2} = \dfrac{\ln 2}{λ} = \dfrac{\ln 2}{( \ln 2 / 120 )} = 120minutes

⇒T1/2=2hours⇒ {T}_{1/2} = 2hours

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