13.Nuclei
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The radioactivity of a certain radioactive element drops to $1/64$ of its initial value in $30\, seconds$. Its half life is .........$seconds$

A

$2 $

B

$4 $

C

$5$

D

$6$

Solution

(c) $N = {N_0}{\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)^{t/T}} $

$\Rightarrow \frac{{{N_0}}}{{64}} = {N_0}{\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)^{30/T}}$

$ \Rightarrow T = \frac{{30}}{6} = 5\sec $

Standard 12
Physics

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