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The half-life of a sample of a radioactive substance is 1 hour.If  8 x 1010 atoms are present at t = 0, then the number of atoms decayed  in the duration t = 2 hour to t = 4 hour will be

a
2 x 1010
b
1.5 x 1010
c
Zero
d
Infinity

detailed solution

Correct option is B

N=N012tT1/2No. of atoms at t=2hr,N1=8 x 10101221=2 x 1010No. of atoms at t=4hr, N2=8 x 10101241=12 x 1010∴No. of atoms decayed in given duration =2-12 x 1010=1.5 x 1010

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