Two species of radioactive atoms are mixed in equal number. The disintegration constant of the first species is $\lambda$ and of the second is $\lambda / 3$. After a long time,the mixture will behave as a species with a mean life of approximately:

$A$ radioisotope $X$ with a half-life of $1.4 \times 10^{9} \text{ years}$ decays into $Y$,which is stable. $A$ sample of rock from a cave was found to contain $X$ and $Y$ in the ratio $1:7$. The age of the rock is ........ $\times 10^{9} \text{ years}$.

An accident in a nuclear laboratory resulted in the deposition of a certain amount of radioactive material with a half-life of $18$ days inside the laboratory. Tests revealed that the radiation level was $64$ times higher than the permissible level required for safe operation. What is the minimum number of days after which the laboratory can be considered safe for use?

Two radioactive materials $A$ and $B$ have decay constants $25 \lambda$ and $16 \lambda$ respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei,then the ratio of the number of nuclei of $B$ to that of $A$ will be $e$ after a time $t = \frac{1}{a \lambda}$. The value of $a$ is $......$

$A$ radioactive element has a half-life of $15$ years. What is the fraction that will decay in $30$ years?

State the law of radioactive decay.