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The activity of a radioactive sample is at and at . The decay constant is approximately
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Important Questions on Nuclei
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The initial ratio of active nuclei in two different samples is . Their half-lives are and , respectively. The ratio of their activities at the end of is

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A radioactive sample disintegrates by during one month. How much fraction will disintegrate in four months?

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fraction of a sample disintegrates in time. How much time it will take to disintegrate fraction?

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For a radioactive sample, the number of active nuclei is and its decay constant is at a given instant. Choose the incorrect statement. (Note: is very small)

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A radioactive material decays by simultaneous emission of two particles with respective half-lives, and . The time (in ) after which one-fourth of the material remains is

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Two radioactive materials, and , have decay constants of and , respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei, the ratio of number of their undecayed nuclei will be after a time

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Element decays into element with a half-life of . On March, a piece of has a mass of . What mass of and exist after .

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If mass of the fissionable material is less than the critical mass, then
