PHYSICS

JAMB 2009 - Question 47

Physics 2009 JAMB Past Questions - Question 47: A piece of radioactive material contains 102020 atoms.If the half life of the material is 20 seconds, the number of disintegration in the first second is?

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A piece of radioactive material contains 102020 atoms.
If the half life of the material is 20 seconds, the number of disintegration in the first second is?
A:
B:
C:
D:
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Correct Answer

A

Explanation

The number of disintegration,?N in time interval At, is given by
- ?N = N?t
Where N is the number of atoms present at the time t
But ^ = (0.693)/T

= 0.693 ÷ 20

= 0.0347
∴ ?N = 0.0347 × 10^20

= 3.47 × 10^1 8