Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 286

Question: The decay constant of a radioactive element is 0.01 per second. Its half-life period is [DPMT 2001]

Options:

A) 693 sec

B) 6.93 sec

C) 0.693 sec

D) 69.3 sec

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ {t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.6931}{0.01}=69.31 $ seconds.