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Q.

Half-life of a radioactive substance is T. At time t1 activity of a radioactive substance is R1 and at time t2 it is R2 . Find the number of nuclei decayed in this interval of time.

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a

N1-N2=R1-R2Tln2

b

N2-N1=R1-R2Tln2

c

N1-N2=R2-R1Tln2

d

N2-N1=R2-R1Tln2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Half-life is given by

t12=ln2λ λ=ln2t12=ln2T

Activity R=λN

N=Rλ=RTln2

When activity is R1, numbers of nuclei are

N1=R1Tln2

Similarly, N2=R2Tln2

So, Numbers decayed

=N1-N2=R1-R2Tln2

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