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

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    A \[^{7}Li\] target is bombarded with a proton beam current of \[{{10}^{-4}}\] A for 1 hour to produce \[^{7}Be\] of activity \[1.8\times {{10}^{8}}\] disintegrations per second. Assuming that one \[^{7}Be\] radioactive nucleus is produced by bombarding 1000 protons, determine its half-life.

    A)  \[8.6\times {{10}^{6}}s\]

    B)  \[4.2\times {{10}^{5}}s\]

    C)  \[3.1\times {{10}^{5}}s\]

    D)  \[1.1\times {{10}^{6}}s\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] The total number of protons bombarded \[=\frac{it}{\lambda }=\frac{{{10}^{-4}}\times 3600}{1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}=22.5\times {{10}^{17}}\] Number of \[^{7}Be\] produced \[N=\frac{22.5\times {{10}^{17}}}{1000}=22.5\times {{10}^{14}}\] We know that activity \[A=\lambda \,\,N\] or \[A=\left( \frac{0.693}{{{t}_{1/2}}} \right)N\] \[\therefore \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{t}_{1/2}}=0.693\frac{N}{A}=0.693\times \frac{22.5\times {{10}^{14}}}{1.8\times {{10}^{8}}}\] \[=8.63\times {{10}^{6}}s\]


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