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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

A radioactive nucleus decays by two different process. The half life of the first process is \(5\) minutes and that of the second process is \(30\,s\). The effective half-life of the nucleus is calculated to be \(\frac{\alpha}{11}\,s\). The value of \(\alpha\) is \(..............\)

  1. A \(301\)
  2. B \(302\)
  3. C \(300\)
  4. D \(303\)
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(C) \(300\)

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\(\frac{ dN _1}{ dt }=-\lambda_1 N \quad \frac{ dN _2}{ dt }=-\lambda_2 N\) \(\frac{ dN }{ dt }=-\left(\lambda_1+\lambda_2\right) N\) \(\Rightarrow \lambda_{\text {eq }}=\lambda_1+\lambda_2\) \(\Rightarrow \frac{1}{t_{1 / 2}}=\frac{1}{300}+\frac{1}{30}=\frac{11}{300}\)…
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