JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1997

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    Half-life of polonium is 140 days. 15 gram out of 16 gram of this clement will decay in:

    A)  460 days    

    B)                         560 days             

    C)         140 days             

    D)         70 days

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Here half-life of polonium =140 days Remained amount\[=1-\frac{15}{16}=\frac{1}{16}\] Here      \[{{\left( \frac{1}{16} \right)}^{n}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\] So,          \[n=4\] Hence, element will decay in \[=4\times 140=560\text{ }days\]


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