Q.

For a radioactive material, its activity  A and rate of change of its activity  R are defined as A=dNdt  and  R=dAdt, where Nt  is the number of nuclei at time  t.  Two radioactive sources  P (mean life  τ)  and Q (mean life 2τ ) have the same activity at  t=0.  Their rates of change of activities at  T=2τ are RP  and  RQ, respectively.  If  RPRQ=ne, then the value of n is 

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N=N0e-λt A=dNdt =λN0e-λt       R=dAdt=λ2N0e-λt         
P   Mean life τ    

Q   Mean life  2τ
 initially At time ‘t’=0            

 AP=AQ
λ1N1eλ0=λ2N2eλ0
λ1N1=λ2N2 


  After  t=2τ
Ratio of rate of change of activities gives,

RPRQ=λ12N1eλ1tλ22N2eλ2tRPRQ=λ1λ2×e1T×2Te12T×2TRPRQ=τ2τ1e2e1=2ττ×e1RPRQ=2e 
 
 
 
 
 

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