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JEE Main 2 April 2017 (offline), Physics Q26

Question 26 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 26 of 30.

A radioactive nucleus A with a half life T, decays into a nucleus B. At

t=0

, there is no nucleus B. At sometime t, the ratio of the number of B to that of A is 0.3. Then, t is given by :

(1) $t=\frac{T}{2}\frac{\log 2}{\log 1.3}$
(2) $t=T\frac{\log 1.3}{\log 2}$ Official answer
(3) $t=T\log(1.3)$
(4) $t=\frac{T}{\log(1.3)}$

Official answer

Option 2

CBSE answer key (25/04/2017, used for result).

Chapter: Nuclei
Topic: Radioactive Decay
Idea tested: Statistical Decay Law

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 2× in all

25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q5Some nuclei of a radioactive material are undergoing radioactive decay. The time gap between the instances when a quarter of the nuclei…MediumSingle correct

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