A radioactive sample of $U^{238}$ decay to $Pb$ through a process for which half life is $4.5 × 10^9$ years. The ratio of number of nuclei of $Pb$ to $U^{238}$ after a time of $1.5 ×10^9$ years (given $2^{1/3} = 1.26$)
$0.12$
$0.26$
$1.2$
$0.37$
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 radioactive sample decays $\frac{7}{4}$ times its original quantity in $15$ minutes. The half-life of the sample is $......min$
A freshly prepared radioactive source of half life $2$ hours $30$ minutes emits radiation which is $64$ times the permissible safe level. The minimum time, after which it would be possible to work safely with source, will be hours.
Two radioactive nuclei $A$ and $B$ both convert into a stable nucleus $C$. At time $t = 0$ nuclei of $A$ are $4N_0$ and that of $B$ are $N_0$. Half life of $A$ is $1\, min$ and that of $B$ is $2\, min$. initially number of nuclei of $C$ are zero. At what time rate of disintegrations of $A$ and $B$ are equal .......... $min$
Mean life of a radioactive sample is $100$ seconds. Then its half life (in minutes) is