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

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    The luminous dials watches are usually made by mixing a zinc sulphide phosphor with an \[\alpha \]- particle emitter. The mass of radium (mass number 226, half-life 1620 years) that is needed to produce an average of 10 \[\alpha \]-particles per second for this purpose is

    A)  \[2.77\text{ }mg\]

    B)  \[2.77\text{ }g\]

    C)  \[2.77\times {{10}^{-23}}g\]

    D)  \[2.77\times {{10}^{-13}}kg\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] \[\left| \frac{d/N}{dt} \right|=\lambda N\] Number of radius nuclei in \[mg=\frac{{{N}_{A}}m}{226}\] Decay constant, \[\lambda =\frac{0.693}{{{t}_{1/2}}}=\frac{0.693}{1620\times 3.16\times {{10}^{7}}}\] \[\left| \frac{dN}{dt} \right|=10=\frac{6.02\times {{10}^{23}}m}{226}\times \frac{0.693}{1620\times 3.16\times {{10}^{7}}}\] \[\therefore \,\,\,\,\,\,m=\frac{10\times 226\times 162\times 3.16\times {{10}^{7}}}{6.02\times {{10}^{23}}\times 0.693}\] \[=2.77\times {{10}^{-10}}g=2.77\times {{10}^{-13}}kg\]


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