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For a radioactive substance, show the variation of the total mass disintegrated as a function of time t graphically.

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For a radioactive substance total mass disintegrated as a function of time (t) is given as
$M = M_{0} e^{- λ t}$
Where, $M_{0} =$ mass of radioactive substance at $t = 0 sec$
$M =$ Mass of radioactive substance present at any time $^{'} t^{''}$

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