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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

A radioactive nucleus \(n_2\) has 3 times the decay constant as compared to the decay constant of another radioactive nucleus \(n_1\). If initial number of both nuclei are the same, what is the ratio of number of nuclei of \(n_2\) to the number of nuclei of \(n_1\), after one half-life of \(n_1\) ?

  1. A \(1 / 8\)
  2. B \(8\)
  3. C \(4\)
  4. D \(1 / 4\)
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(D) \(1 / 4\)

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\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{N}_2=\mathrm{N}_0 \mathrm{e}^{-3 \lambda t} \\ & \mathrm{~N}_1=\mathrm{N}_0 \mathrm{e}^{-\lambda \mathrm{t}} \\ & \frac{\mathrm{N}_2}{\mathrm{~N}_1}=\mathrm{e}^{-2 \lambda \mathrm{t}} \\ & \mathrm{t}_{\text {half lifeofN }} \mathrm{t} \\ &…

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