12th Class Chemistry Nuclear Chemistry / नाभिकीय रसायन Question Bank Critical Thinking Nuclear chemistry

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    \[\frac{15}{16}th\] of a radioactive sample decays in 40 days half-life of the sample is                                     [DCE 2001]

    A)            100 days                                

    B)            10 days

    C)            1 day                                       

    D)            \[{{\log }_{e}}\]2 days

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

           Quantity of radioactive element decayed\[=\frac{15}{16}\]                                 Quantity left = \[1-\frac{15}{16}=\frac{1}{16}\]                    \[\frac{1}{16}=1\times {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]or \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{4}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]                    one half-life = \[\frac{40}{4}=10\]days.


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