The half-life of a radioactive substance is $12 \text{ minutes}$. The time gap between $28 \%$ decay and $82 \%$ decay of the radioactive substance is

  • A
    $6 \text{ minutes}$
  • B
    $18 \text{ minutes}$
  • C
    $12 \text{ minutes}$
  • D
    $24 \text{ minutes}$

Explore More

Similar Questions

The atomic weight of a radioactive element is $M_w$ grams. The radioactivity of $m$ grams of this element is ......... ($N_A$ is Avogadro's number,$\lambda$ is the decay constant).

Two radioactive materials $X_1$ and $X_2$ have decay constants $5\lambda$ and $\lambda$ respectively. Initially,they have the same number of nuclei. The ratio of the number of nuclei of $X_1$ to that of $X_2$ will be $\frac{1}{e}$ after a time:

The activity of a radioactive sample is measured as $N_0$ counts per minute at time $t=0$,and $\frac{N_0}{e}$ counts per minute at time $t=3$ minutes. The activity reduces to half its value in time (in minutes) is:

Radon $({Rn})$ decays into Polonium $({Po})$ by emitting an $\alpha$-particle with a half-life of $4\, days$. $A$ sample contains $6.4 \times 10^{10}$ atoms of $Rn$. After $12\, days$,the number of atoms of $Rn$ left in the sample will be:

$A$ piece of bone of an animal from a ruin is found to have $^{14}C$ activity of $12$ disintegrations per minute per gm of its carbon content. The $^{14}C$ activity of a living animal is $16$ disintegrations per minute per gm. How long ago nearly did the animal die? (Given half-life of $^{14}C$ is $t_{1/2} = 5760$ years)

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo