Atoms And Nuclei Question 368

Consider a radioactive material of half-life 1.0 minute. If one of the nuclei decays now, the next one will decay

Options:

A) after 1 minute has passed

B) after $ \frac{1}{{\log_{e}}2} $ minute

C) after $ \frac{1}{N} $ minutes, where N is the number of nuclei present at that moment

D) after any period of time

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Because radioactivity is a spontaneous phenomenon.


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