$A$ freshly prepared radioactive source of half-life $2$ hours $30$ minutes emits radiation which is $64$ times the permissible safe level. The minimum time,after which it would be possible to work safely with the source,will be in hours.

Draw a graph showing the variation of decay rate with the number of active nuclei.

$A$ source contains two phosphorus radionuclides $_{15}^{32} P \left(T_{1/2} = 14.3 \ d\right)$ and $_{15}^{33} P \left(T_{1/2} = 25.3 \ d\right)$. Initially,$10\%$ of the decays come from $_{15}^{33} P$. How long must one wait until $90\%$ of the decays come from $_{15}^{33} P$?

The half-life period of a radioactive substance is $5\, min$. The amount of substance decayed in $20\, min$ will be..........$\%$

$A$ parent nucleus $X$ decays into a daughter nucleus $Y$,which in turn decays into $Z$. The half-lives of $X$ and $Y$ are $40000 \, yr$ and $20 \, yr$,respectively. In a certain sample,it is found that the number of $Y$ nuclei hardly changes with time. If the number of $X$ nuclei in the sample is $4 \times 10^{20}$,the number of $Y$ nuclei present in it is

Activity of a radioactive sample decreases to $(1/4)^{th}$ of its original value in $4 \text{ days}$. Then in $16 \text{ days}$ its activity will become $x$ times the original value. The value of $x$ is