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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Nuclei
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The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is \(5\) years, The fraction of the original sample that would decay in \(15\) years is

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(C) \(\frac{7}{8}\)

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\(15\) year \(=3\) half lives

Number of active nuclei \(=\frac{N_0}{8}\)

Number of decay \(=\frac{7 N _0}{8}\)

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