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A radioactive sample contains 2.2 mg of pure C611 which has a half-life period of 1224 seconds. Calculate the number of atoms present initially, and the activity when 5 μg of the sample will be left.

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Options:
  • A

      2.1× 10 20 atoms,3.3× 10 14 dps

  • B

      3.1× 10 19 atoms,2.6× 10 13 dps

  • C

      2.3× 10 19 atoms,1.6× 10 13 dps

  • D

      1.2× 10 20 atoms,1.55× 10 14 dps

Solution:
2252 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is:

  1.2× 10 20 atoms,1.55× 10 14 dps

Number of atoms present initially

                  = 6.023× 10 23 ×2.2× 10 3 11

                  =1.2× 10 20 atoms

No. of atoms present in 5 μg of the sample

                  N= 6.023× 10 23 ×5× 10 6 11 =2.74× 10 17 atoms

Activity of the sample =λN

                            = 0.693 T 1 2 ×N

                           = 0.693×2.74× 10 17 1224

                         =1.55×1014disintegrations/second

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