JEE Main & Advanced Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question Bank Radioactivity

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    If half-life of a radioactive element is 3 hours, after 9 hours its activity becomes                 [RPMT 1997; RPET 1999]

    A)            1/9

    B)            1/27

    C)            1/6

    D)            1/8

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               By using \[A={{A}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{\frac{t}{{{T}_{1/2}}}}}\] Þ \[\frac{A}{{{A}_{0}}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{9/3}}=\frac{1}{8}\]


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