JEE Main & Advanced Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Nuclei

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    A radioactive nucleus can decay by two different processes. The half-life for the first process is \[{{t}_{1}}\] and that for the second process is \[{{t}_{2}}\]. If effective half-life is t, then        

    A)  \[t={{t}_{1}}+{{t}_{2}}\]

    B)    \[\frac{1}{t}=\frac{1}{{{t}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{t}_{2}}}\]

    C)  \[t=\frac{2{{t}_{1}}{{t}_{2}}}{{{t}_{1}}+{{t}_{2}}}\]

    D)  \[t=\frac{{{t}_{1}}+{{t}_{2}}}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] \[\frac{dN}{dt}=-N\,({{\lambda }_{1}}+{{\lambda }_{2}})=-N\lambda \] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\lambda ={{\lambda }_{1}}+{{\lambda }_{2}}\] so \[\frac{1}{t}=\frac{1}{{{t}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{t}_{2}}}\,\,\,\,\,\left[ as\,\,\,\lambda =\frac{0.693}{t} \right]\]


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