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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Two radioactive elements \(E_1\) and \(E_2\) with their half lives \(T_1\) and \(T_2\) have undecayed atoms \(n_1\) and \(n_2\) respectively present at a given instant. What will be the ratio of their activities at this instant?

  1. A \(n_2 T_1^2 : n_1 T_2^2\)
  2. B \(n_1 T_1 : n_2 T_2\)
  3. C \(n_1 T_2 : n_2 T_1\)
  4. D \(n_2 T_2^2 : n_1 T_1^2\)
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(C) \(n_1 T_2 : n_2 T_1\)

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\(A = \lambda N\) \(\lambda = \frac{\ln 2}{T}\) \(\frac{A_1}{A_2} = \frac{\lambda_1 n_1}{\lambda_2 n_2} = \frac{(\ln 2 / T_1) n_1}{(\ln 2 / T_2) n_2}\) \(\frac{A_1}{A_2} = \frac{n_1 T_2}{n_2 T_1}\)
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