Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2001

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    \[Bi\] has a half-life of 5 days. What time is taken by \[(7/8)th\] part of the sample to decay?

    A)  20 day                                 

    B)  15 day

    C)  10 day                                 

    D)  3-4 day

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Using the relation                 \[A={{A}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\] Here\[A=\left( 1-\frac{7}{8} \right){{A}_{0}}=\frac{1}{8}{{A}_{0}}\] So\[\frac{1}{8}{{A}_{0}}={{A}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\] \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]          So,          \[n=3\] Hence,\[t=3\times 5=15\,\,day\]


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