J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    The half-life period of a radioactive isotope is 4.8 min. Starting with 1 mg of the isotope, how much of it would remain after 10 min?

    A)  0.5 mg                                 

    B)  0.726 mg

    C)  0.126 mg            

    D)  0.236 mg

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Given, half-life period, \[{{t}_{1/2}}=4.8\text{ }\min \] initial amount. \[{{N}_{0}}=1\text{ }mg\] total time, t = 10 min \[\Rightarrow \]               \[k=\frac{0.693}{{{t}_{1/2}}}=\frac{0.693}{4.8}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[k=\frac{2.303}{t}\log \frac{{{N}_{0}}}{N}\] Or           \[\frac{0.693}{4.8}=\frac{2.303}{10}\log \frac{1}{N}\]                 \[\log \frac{1}{N}=0.62689\] \[N=0.236\text{ }mg\]


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