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Q26MHT CET 2023 · 13 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Law of Radioactive Decay

A radioactive sample has half-life of 5 years. The percentage of fraction decayed in 10 years will be

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Answer: (c)

  1. n=105=2n = \frac{10}{5} = 2 half-lives.
  2. Remaining =14=25%= \frac{1}{4} = 25\%, so decayed =75%= 75\%.
  3. So the answer is (c) 75%.
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