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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

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 \(.........\,hours.\)

  1. A \(3.75\)
  2. B \(0.56\)
  3. C \(0.26\)
  4. D \(1.80\)
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(D) \(1.80\)

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\(\lambda_{\text {eq }}=\lambda_{1}+\lambda_{2}\) \(\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{ eq }}=\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{1}}+\frac{\ln 2}{\left( t _{1 / 2}\right)_{2}}\)…
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