Question

The radioactivity of a sample is $${R}_{1}$$ at a time $${T}_{1}$$ and $${R}_{2}$$ at a time $${T}_{2}$$. If the half-life of the specimen is $$T$$, the number of atoms that have disintegrated in the time $$({T}_{2}-{T}_{1})$$ is proportional to

Answer 1

Correct option is D. $$({R}_{1}-{R}_{2})T$$
$${ R }_{ 1 }={ N }_{ 1 }\lambda$$

$${ R }_{ 2 }={ N }_{ 2 }{ \lambda }$$
$$R_1-R_2=(N_1-N_2)\lambda$$

Also
$$T=\cfrac { \log _{ e }{ 2 } }{ \lambda } \Rightarrow \lambda =\cfrac { \log _{ e }{ 2 } }{ T } $$

$${ R }_{ 1 }-{ R }_{ 2 }=\left( { N }_{ 1 }-{ N }_{ 2 } \right) \lambda$$

$$R_1-R_2=\left( { N }_{ 1 }-{ N }_{ 2 } \right) \cfrac { \log _{ e }{ 2 } }{ T }$$

$$ \Rightarrow \left( { N }_{ 1 }-{ N }_{ 2 } \right) \propto \left( { R }_{ 1 }-{ R }_{ 2 } \right) T$$