13.Nuclei
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A radioactive sample consists of two distinct species having equal number of atoms initially. The mean life time of one species is $\tau$ and that of the other is $5 \tau$. The decay products in both cases are stable. A plot is made of the total number of radioactive nuclei as a function of time. Which of the following figures best represents the form of this plot

A
B
C
D
(IIT-2001)

Solution

(d) The total number of atoms neither remains constant (as in option $(a) $ nor can ever increase (as in option $(b)$ and $(c)$).

They will continuously decrease with time. Therefore option $(d)$ is correct.

Standard 12
Physics

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