State the relation between average life and decay constant.
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
The decay constant of the end product of a radioactive series is
The decay constant of a radio active substance is $0.173\, (years)^{-1}.$ Therefore :
$99 \%$ of a radioactive element will decay between
Decay constant of radium is $\lambda $. By a suitable process its compound radium bromide is obtained. The decay constant of radium bromide will be