The half-life period for a radioactive substance is 15 minutes. How mary grams of this radioactive substance is decayed from 50 gram' of substance after one hour ?

A 37.5
B 25
C 43.75
D 46.875

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(D) 46.875

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\(\begin{array}{l} A _0 \xrightarrow{15} \frac{A_0}{2} \xrightarrow{30} \frac{A_0}{4} \xrightarrow{45} \frac{A_0}{8} \xrightarrow{60} \frac{A_0}{16} \\ 3.125 g \text { remain } \\ \text { Decayed }=46.875\end{array}\)

Apply the relevant identity from the chapter and substitute the values established in the previous step, keeping the original constraint in view.

Use the simplified expression to isolate the unknown, then plug the result back into the question setup to confirm the working is internally consistent.

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