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The half life of a radioactive substance is 5 years. After x years a given sample of the radioactive substance gets reduced to 6.25% of its initial value. The value of x is ____
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (29 Jun Shift 2)
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The correct answer is: 20

6.25% of the initial value means, final number of nuclei should be, N016.

Number of nuclei remaining after n half lives is N=N02n
6.25% N0=N02n
6.25100N0=N02n 625104=12n
2n=10454 2n=24
n=4

Therefore, time taken will be, n×t12=4×5=20 years

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