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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Nuclei
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The half-life of a radioactive substance is \(T\). The time taken, for disintegrating \(\frac{7}{8}\) th part of its original mass will be

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(A) \(3T\)

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\(t _{1 / 2}= T\)

\(1 \underset{ T }{\longrightarrow} \frac{ T }{2} \underset{ T }{\longrightarrow} \frac{1}{4} \underset{ T }{\longrightarrow} \frac{1}{8}\)

\(t _{7 / 8}=3 T\)

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