Question


half life of a radioactive substance A is 4 days. the probability that a nucleus will decay in two half lives is:

A
1/4
B
e21e2
C
3/4
D
2/5
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The correct option is C 3/4
Aftertwohalflives1th4fractionofnucleiwillremainundecayedor,3th4fractionwilldecayhencetheprobabilitythatanucleusdecaysintwohalflivesis34
Hence,
option (C) is correct answer.

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