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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A radioactive source (Phosphorus-32) has an initial activity 10 \(\mu\)Ci, its half life is 14 days. What time elapses before the activity falls to 1.25 \(\mu\)Ci ?

  1. A 42 days
  2. B 28 days
  3. C 56 days
  4. D 14 days
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(A) 42 days

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\(A = A_0 (1/2)^n\) \(1.25 \mu Ci = 10 \mu Ci (1/2)^n\) \(1.25/10 = (1/2)^n\) \(0.125 = (1/2)^n\) \((1/2)^3 = (1/2)^n \Rightarrow n = 3\) \(t = n \times T_{1/2}\) \(t = 3 \times 14 \text{ days}\) \(t = 42 \text{ days}\)
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