Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2009

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    If\[\frac{3}{4}\]quantity of a radioactive substance disintegrates in\[60min\], its half-life period will be

    A) \[15min\]                           

    B)  half an hour

    C)  one hour          

    D)  one day

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let the initial quantity of the radioactive substance is\[1g\].                 \[N={{N}_{0}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\left( 1-\frac{3}{4} \right)=1{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\]                 \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}={{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{n}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[n=2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[T=n\times {{t}_{1/2}}\]              \[60=2\times {{t}_{1/2}}\] \[{{t}_{1/2}}=30\min \]or half an hour.


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