Easy MCQ +4 / -1

The half-life of a radioactive sample is $T$. After time $3T$, the fraction remaining is:

  1. A 1/3
  2. B 1/6
  3. C 1/8 Correct answer
  4. D 1/9

Solution

$N/N_0 = (1/2)^{t/T} = (1/2)^3 = 1/8$.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Atoms and Nuclei · Topic: Radioactivity

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