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The half-life period of a radioactive substance is 5 min. The amount of substance decayed in 20 min will be

a
93.75%
b
75%
c
25%
d
6.25%

detailed solution

Correct option is A

Number half-lives in 20 min =n=205=4Fraction of material remains after four half lives =116Hence fraction that decays =1-116=1516=93.75%

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