Modern Physics 3 Question 24

25. The half-life of the radioactive radon is 3.8 days. The time, at the end of which 1/20 th of the radon sample will remain undecayed, is (given log10e=0.4343 )

(1981,2M)

(a) 3.8 days

(b) 16.5 days

(c) 33 days

(d) 76 days

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Solution:

  1. Using N=N0eλt

where λ=ln2t1/2=ln(2)3.8

N020=N0eln(2)3.8t

Solving this equation with the help of given data we find :

t=16.5 days 



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