EASY
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

The activity of a radioactive sample is 9750 counts min-1 at t=0 and 975 counts min-1 at t=5 min. The decay constant is approximately (loge10=2.3)

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Nuclei

MEDIUM
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
The initial ratio of active nuclei in two different samples is 2:3. Their half-lives are 2 hours and 3 hours, respectively. The ratio of their activities at the end of 12 hours is
HARD
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
A radioactive sample disintegrates by 10% during one month. How much fraction will disintegrate in four months?
HARD
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
78 fraction of a sample disintegrates in t time. How much time it will take to disintegrate 1516 fraction?
MEDIUM
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
For a radioactive sample, the number of active nuclei is N and its decay constant is λ at a given instant. Choose the incorrect statement. (Note: λ is very small)
HARD
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
A radioactive material decays by simultaneous emission of two particles with respective half-lives, 1620 and 810 years. The time (in years) after which one-fourth of the material remains is
EASY
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT

Two radioactive materials, A1 and A2, have decay constants of 10λ0 and λ0, respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei, the ratio of number of their undecayed nuclei will be 1e after a time

EASY
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
Element X decays into element Y with a half-life of 3 days. On 1st March, a piece of X has a mass of 10 g. What mass of X and Y exist after 6 days.
EASY
MHT-CET
IMPORTANT
If mass of the fissionable material is less than the critical mass, then