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A radioactive material whose half life period is 2 years weighs \(1 \mathrm{~g}\) and is stored in the laboratory for 4 years. Then the amount of remaining radioactive material is

  1. A \(0.5 \mathrm{~g}\)
  2. B \(0.125 \mathrm{~g}\)
  3. C \(0.25 \mathrm{~g}\)
  4. D \(0.0625 \mathrm{~g}\)
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(C) \(0.25 \mathrm{~g}\)

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Half life, \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=2\) year Quantity of substance, \(\mathrm{N}_0=1 \mathrm{~g}\) Using law of radio activity, \(\mathrm{N}=\mathrm{N}_0 \mathrm{e}^{-\lambda \mathrm{t}}\) Decay constant, \(\lambda=\frac{0.693}{\mathrm{~T}_{1 / 2}}\)…
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