Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 287
Question: Consider a radioactive material of half-life 1.0 minute. If one of the nuclei decays now, the next one will decay [MNR 1994]
Options:
A) After 1 minute
B) After $ \frac{1}{{\log_{e}}2} $ minute
C) After $ \frac{1}{N} $ minute, where N is the number of nuclei present at that moment
D) After any time
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Because radioactivity is a spontaneous phenomenon.