Nuclear Chemistry Question 21
Question: A radioactive substance has a constant activity of 2000 disintegration/minute. The material is separated into two fractions, one of which has an initial activity of 1000 disintegrations per second while the other fraction decays with $ {t _{1/2}} $ = 24 hours. The total activity in both samples after 48 hours of separation is
[JIPMER 2000]
Options:
A) 2000
B) 1250
C) 1000
D) 1500
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
The problem refers that rate is constant.