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The half of a radioactive substance is 25 minutes The time between \(50 \%\) decay and \(87.5 \%\) decay of the substance will be

  1. A 75 min
  2. B \(25 \mathrm{~min}\)
  3. C \(37.5 \mathrm{~min}\)
  4. D \(50 \mathrm{~min}\)
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(D) \(50 \mathrm{~min}\)

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For \(50 \%\) decay, time is equal to one half-life.
For \(87.5 \%\) decay, time is three half - lives.
\(\therefore\) Time interval \(\Delta \mathrm{t}=2\) half - lives.
\(\Delta t=2 \times 25 \mathrm{~min}=50 \mathrm{~min}\)
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