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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Nuclei
  • JEE Mains 2019
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A sample of radioactive material \(A\), that has an activity of \(10\, mCi\, (1\, Ci = 3.7 \times 10^{10}\, decays/s)\), has twice the number of nuclei as another sample of different radioactive material \(B\) which has an activity of \(20\, mCi\). The correct choices for half-lives of \(A\) and \(B\) would then be respectively

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(B) \(10\) days and \(40\) days

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Activity \(=\lambda\) (number of atoms)

\(10=\lambda_{A} N_{A}\)    ..... \((1)\)

\(20=\lambda_{B} N_{B}\)    ..... \((2)\)

\(N_{A}=2 N_{B}\)    ..... \((3)\)

Solving we get, \(\frac{\lambda_{A}}{\lambda_{B}}=\frac{1}{4}\)

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