In a sample of radioactive material, what percentage of the initial number of active nuclei will decay during one mean life .......... $\%$
$69.3$
$63$
$50$
$37$
Define the average life of a radioactive substance.
At time $t = 0, N_1$ nuclei of decay constant $\lambda _1 \,\& \,N_2$ nuclei of decay constant $\lambda _2$ are mixed . The decay rate of the mixture is :
Using a nuclear counter the count rate of emitted particles from a radioactive source is measured. At $t = 0$ it was $1600$ counts per second and $t = 8\, seconds$ it was $100$ counts per second. The count rate observed, as counts per second, at $t = 6\, seconds$ is close to
A fraction $f_1$ of a radioactive sample decays in one mean life, and a fraction $f_2$ decays in one half-life.
Consider a radioactive material of half-life $1.0 \, minute$. If one of the nuclei decays now, the next one will decay