A certain nuclide has a half life period of 30 min. If a sample containing 600 atoms is allowed to decay for 90 min, how many atoms will remain?
a)
200 atoms
b)
450 atoms
c)
75 atoms
d)
150 atoms
A certain nuclide has a half life period of 30 min. If a sample containing 600 atoms is allowed to decay for 90 min, how many atoms will remain?
a)
200 atoms
b)
450 atoms
c)
75 atoms
d)
150 atoms
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A certain nuclide has a half life period of 30 min. If a sample containing 600 atoms is allowed to decay for 90 min, how many atoms will remain?
a)
200 atoms
b)
450 atoms
c)
75 atoms
d)
150 atoms
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A certain nuclide has a half life period of 30 min. If a sample containing 600 atoms is allowed to decay for 90 min, how many atoms will remain? |
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a) |
200 atoms |
b) |
450 atoms |
c) |
75 atoms |
d) |
150 atoms |
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -
(c)
Number of half lives = 3
We know that 
(Number of atom left after) 
disintegration)
atoms
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