Gujarati
13.Nuclei
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The half life period of a radioactive substance is $5\, min$. The amount of substance decayed in $20\, min$ will be..........$\%$

A

$93.75$

B

$75$

C

$25$

D

$6.25$

Solution

(a) Number of half lives in $20\, min = n  = \frac{{20}}{5} = 4$

Fraction of material remains after four half lives $ = \frac{1}{{16}}$

Hence fraction that decays $ = 1 – \frac{1}{{16}} = \frac{{15}}{{16}} = 93.75\% $

Standard 12
Physics

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