ExamBro
ExamBro
MHT CET · Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics

A radioactive isotope having \(t_{1 / 2}=3\) days was read after 12 days. If \(3 g\) of isotope is contained in container, the initial weight of isotope was

  1. A \(12 \mathrm{~g}\)
  2. B \(24 \mathrm{~g}\)
  3. C \(36 \mathrm{~g}\)
  4. D \(48 \mathrm{~g}\)
Verified Solution

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(D) \(48 \mathrm{~g}\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

\(\begin{aligned} T &=n \times t_{1 / 2} \\ 12 &=n \times 3 \\ n &=4 \\ N &=N_{0} \times\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n} \\ 3 &=N_{0} \times\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{4} \\ 3 &=N_{0} \times \frac{1}{16} \\ N_{0} &=16 \times 3=48 \mathrm{~g} \end{aligned}\)