Law of Radioactive Decay
Substance A has atomic mass number 16 and half life of 1 day. Another substance B has atomic mass number 32 and half life of day. If both A and B simultaneously start undergo radio activity at the same time with initial mass 320 g each, how many total atoms of A and B combined would be left after 2 days.
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Answer: (b)
- Moles at start: A: mol, B: mol.
- In 2 days A goes through 2 half lives: mol.
- B goes through 4 half lives: mol.
- Total atoms
- So the answer is (b) .