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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Nuclear Physics

The relation between the mean life time \(\tau\) and the half life time \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}\) of a radioactive substance is

  1. A \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\tau \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\tau \log _{10} 2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\tau\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=2 \tau \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\tau \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2\)

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Half life time \(\mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\frac{\operatorname{iog}_{\mathrm{e}} 2}{\lambda}\) and mean life time \(\mathrm{T}=\frac{1}{\lambda} \therefore \mathrm{T}_{1 / 2}=\mathrm{T} \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2\)