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The half-life of a radioactive material undergoing $\beta$-decay is 12.5 years. What fraction the material remains undecayed after 25 years? |
$\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{3}{4}$ $\frac{1}{8}$ |
$\frac{1}{4}$ |
The correct answer is Option (1) → $\frac{1}{4}$ $N=\frac{N_0}{2^n}$ Here N is number of remaining nuclei $N_0$ is the number initial nuclei n is the number of half life $n=\frac{25}{T_{1 / 2}}=\frac{25}{12.5}$ $=2$ $\frac{N}{N_0}=\frac{1}{2^2}=\frac{1}{4}$ |