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

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    The count rate from a radioactive sample falls from \[4.0\times {{10}^{6}}\] per second to \[1\times {{10}^{6}}\]per second in 20 hour. What will be the count rate, 100 hour after the beginning?

    A)  \[3.91\times {{10}^{3}}\text{ }se{{c}^{-1}}\]

    B)    \[5.81\times {{10}^{4}}\text{ }se{{c}^{-1}}\]

    C)  \[6.22\times {{10}^{5}}\text{ }se{{c}^{-1}}\]

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] If \[{{A}_{0}}\] is the initial activity of radioactive sample then activity at any time \[A={{A}_{0}}{{e}^{-\lambda t}}\] or    \[1\times {{10}^{6}}=4\times {{10}^{6}}{{e}^{-\lambda \times 20}}\] or         \[{{e}^{-20\lambda }}=\frac{1}{4}\] The count rate after 100 hour is given by \[A'={{A}_{0}}{{e}^{-\lambda \times 100}}={{A}_{0}}{{e}^{-100\lambda }}={{A}_{0}}{{[{{e}^{-20\lambda }}]}^{5}}\] \[=4\times {{10}^{6}}{{\left[ \frac{1}{4} \right]}^{5}}=3.91\times {{10}^{3}}\]per second


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