Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 341

Question: After five half lives what will be the fraction of initial substance [RPMT 2000]

Options:

A) $ {{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{10}} $

B) $ {{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{5}} $

C) $ {{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{4}} $

D) $ {{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{3}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \frac{N}{N_{0}}={{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{n}}={{( \frac{1}{2} )}^{5}} $