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Wave Optics

Question
CBSEENPH12038753

How many disintegrations per second will occur in one gram of U23892, if half life against alpha decay 8is 1.42 × 1017 s?

Solution

Given, half life period (T) = 0.693λ = 1.42 ×1017 s

Therefore,

 λ = 0.6931.42×1017 = 4.88 × 10-18 

Avogadro's number = 6.023 ×1023 

n is the number of atoms present in 1 g of U92238 = NA  =0.623×1023238 = 25.30 ×1020  

Number of disintegrations is given by, 

dNdt = λn           = 4.88 ×10-18 × 25.30 × 1020           = 1.2346 × 104 disintegrations per sec

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