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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

The half-life of a radioactive substance is \(30\) minutes. The times (in minutes ) taken between \(40\%\) decay and \(85\%\) decay of the same radioactive substance is

  1. A \(45\)
  2. B \(60\)
  3. C \(15\)
  4. D \(30\)
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(B) \(60\)

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\(N_{0}=\) Nuclei at time \(t=0\) \(N_{\mathrm{1}}=\) Remaining nuclei after \(40 \%\) decay