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Standard XII
Physics
Rutherford's Set up and Predictions
Mean life of ...
Question
Mean life of a radioactive sample is
100
s. Then its half-life(in minutes) is.
A
0.693
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B
1
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C
10
−
4
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D
1.155
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Solution
The correct option is
D
1.155
Mean life
=
1
λ
=
100
S
o
,
λ
=
1
100
s
e
c
−
1
λ
=
0.693
t
1
/
2
1
100
s
e
c
−
1
=
0.693
t
1
/
2
t
1
/
2
=
0.693
×
100
s
e
c
t
1
/
2
=
0.693
×
100
60
m
i
n
t
1
/
2
=
1.155
m
i
n
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