RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2009

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    The half-life of a radioactive isotope is\[3\,\,h\]. If the initial mass of the isotope were\[256\,\,g\], the mass of it remaining undecayed after \[18\,\,h\] would be

    A) \[8.0\,\,g\]                         

    B) \[4.0\,\,g\]         

    C)        \[12.0\,\,g\]      

    D)        \[16.0\,\,g\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\because \,\,{{t}_{1/2}}=3\,\,h\],                  \[{{N}_{0}}=256\,\,g\] and        \[t=18\,\,h\] \[\because \]     \[{{t}_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{\lambda }\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[3=\frac{0.693}{\lambda }\] \[\therefore \]  \[\lambda =0.231\,\,{{h}^{-1}}\] On applying the equation                 \[\lambda =\frac{2.303}{t}\log \frac{{{N}_{0}}}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[0.231=\frac{2.303}{18}\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{0.231\times 18}{2.303}=\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[1.8054=\log \frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[63.8956=\frac{256}{N}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[N=\frac{256}{63.8956}\] \[\therefore \]  \[N=4.00\](approximately)


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