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The half-life of a radioactive nuclide is 100 hours. The fraction of original activity that will remain after 150 hours would be :
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Options:
  • A 12
  • B 122
  • C 23
  • D 232
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 122

Given,

T12=100 hours 

t=150 hours

As we know that the number of nuclide remain after n half life is given by,

 N=N02n

100 hours =1 half life

150 hours =1100×150

=32 half life

So, Fraction remain after 32 half life

NN0=123/2=122

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