If the activity of a radioactive sample drops to 1/32 of its initial value after 7.5 Hours, its half-life will be:

1. 3 Hours

2. 4.5 Hours

3. 7.5 Hours

4. 1.5 Hours

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From a newly formed radioactive substance (Half-life 2 hours), the intensity of radiation is 64 times the permissible safe level. The minimum time after which work can be done safely from this source is:
1. 6 hours           
2. 12 hours
3. 24 hours         
4. 128 hours

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The relation between λ and T1/2 is:
(T1/2 = half-life, λ → decay constant)

1. T1/2=ln2λ

2. T1/2 ln2=λ

3. T1/2=1λ

4. (λ+T1/2)=ln2

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Half-lives of two radioactive substances A and B respectively are 20 min and 40 min.  Initially, the samples of A and B have an equal number of nuclei. After 80 min the ratio of the remaining number of A and B nuclei is:

1. 1 : 16

2. 4 : 1

3. 1 : 4 

4. 1 : 1

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If the half-life of a radionuclide is 77 days, then its decay constant is:
1.  0.003/day
2.  0.006/day
3.  0.009/day
4.  0.012/day

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If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 10 hours, then its mean life is:

1.  14.4 h

2.  7.2 h

3.  20 h

4.  6.93 h

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The half-life of a radioactive substance is 20 minutes. The time between 20% and 80% decay will be: 

1. 20 minutes

2. 40 minutes

3. 30 minutes

4. 25 minutes

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In a radioactive substance at t = 0, the number of atoms is 8×104, its half-life period is 3 yr. The number of atoms equal to 1×104 will remain after an interval of:

1. 9 yr

2. 8 yr 

3. 6 yr 

4. 24 yr

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The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is 50 days. The time interval (t2-t1) between the time t2 when 23 of it has decayed and the time t1 when 13 of it had decayed is:

1. 30 days

2. 50 days

3. 60 days

4. 15 days

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In a radioactive material, the activity at time t1 is R1 and at a later time, t2 is R2. If the decay constant of the material is λ, then:

1. R1=R2e-λt1-t2   

2. R1=R2eλt1-t2

3. R1=R2t2t1 

4. R1=R2

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