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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Nuclear Physics

If the half-life of a radioactive material is 10 years, then the percentage of the material decayed in 30 years is

  1. A \(87.5\)
  2. B \(78.5\)
  3. C \(58.7\)
  4. D \(85.7\)
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(A) \(87.5\)

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\(n = \frac{30 \text{ years}}{10 \text{ years}} = 3\) \(\text{Fraction remaining} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^3 = \frac{1}{8}\) \(\text{Percentage decayed} = \left(1 - \frac{1}{8}\right) \times 100\% = \frac{7}{8} \times 100\% = 87.5\%\)