JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Nuclei
- JEE Mains 2022
- Medium
- MCQ
A radioactive nucleus can decay by two different processes. Half-life for the first process is \(3.0\, hours\) while it is \(4.5\, hours\) for the second process. The effective half- life of the nucleus will be \(.........\,hours.\)
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Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(D) \(1.80\)
Step-by-step Solution
Detailed explanation
\(\lambda_{\text {eq }}=\lambda_{1}+\lambda_{2}\)
\(\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{ eq }}=\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{1}}+\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{2}}\)
\(\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{ eq }=\frac{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{1} \times\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{2}}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{1}+\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{2}}\)
\(=\frac{3 \times 4.5}{3+4.5}=\frac{3 \times 4.5}{7.5}=\frac{3 \times 3}{5}=1.8 \; hr\)
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