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Q.214. Knowing the decay constant λ of a nucleus, find: (a) the probability of decay of the nucleus during the time from 0 to t; (b) the mean lifetime ζ of the nucleus. 

Ans. (a) The probability of survival (i.e. not decaying) in time t is e-λt. Hence the probability of decay is 1 - e-λt

(b) The probability that the particle decays in time dt around time t is the difference 

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Therefore the mean life time is

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Q.215. What fraction of the radioactive cobalt nuclei whose halflife is 71.3 days decays during a month? 

Ans. We calculate λ first

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Hence

fraction decaying in a month Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.216. How many beta-particles are emitted during one hour by 1.0μg of Na24  radionuclide whose half-life is 15 hours? 

Ans. Here 

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE= 2.51 x 1016

Also Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

So the number of β rays emitted in one hour is

No (1 - e-λt) = 1.13 x1015

 

Q.217. To investigate the beta-decay of Mg23  radionuclide, a counter was activated at the moment t = 0. It registered N1  beta-particles by a moment t1 = 2.0s, and by a moment t2  = 3t1 the number of registered beta-particles was 2.66 times greater. Find the mean lifetime of the given nuclei.

Ans.  If N0 is the number of radionuclei present initially, then

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

where Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEEThen

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Substituting the values

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Put Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEEThen

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Now Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Negative sign has to be rejected as x >0.

Thus   x = 0.882

This gives        Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.218. The activity of a certain preparation decreases 2.5 times after 7.0 days. Find its half-life.

Ans. If the half-life is T days

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Hence Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.219. At the initial moment the activity of a certain radionuclide totalled 650 particles per minute. What will be the activity of the preparation after half its half-life period? 

Ans.  The activity is proportional to the number of parent nuclei (assuming that the daughter is not radioactive). In half its half-life period, the number of parent nucli decreases by a factor

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

So activity decreases toIrodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE articles per minute.

 

Q.220. Find the decay constant and the mean lifetime of Co55 radionuclide if its activity is known to decrease 4.0% per hour. The decay product is nonradioactive. 

Ans.  If the decay constant (in (hour)-1 ) is λ., then the activity after one hour will decrease by a factor e Hence

0.96 = e

or  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE = 0.0408 per hour

he mean life time is 24.5 hour

 

Q.221. A U238  preparation of mass 1.0 g emits 1.24.104 alphaparticles per second. Find the half-life of this nuclide and the activity of the preparation.

Ans.  Here

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

= 2.531 X 1021 

The activity is                  A = 1.24 x 104 dis/sec .

Then Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE  4.90 x 1018 per sec .

Hence the half life is

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE 4.49 x109 years

 

Q.222. Determine the age of ancient wooden items if it is known that the specific activity of C14 nuclide in them amounts to 3/5 of that in lately felled trees. The half-life of C14 nuclei is 5570 years. 

Ans. in old wooden atoms the number of C14 nuclei steadily decreases because of radioactive decay. (In live trees biological processes keep replenishing C14 nuclei maintaining a balance. This balance starts getting disrupted as soon as the tree is felled.)

If T1/2 is the half life of C14 then  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Hence Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE= 4105 years ≈ 4.1x10years

 

Q.223. In a uranium ore the ratio of U238  nuclei to Pb206 nuclei is η = 2.8. Evaluate the age of the ore, assuming all the lead Pb206 to be a final decay product of the uranium series. The half-life of U238  nuclei is 4.5.10years.

Ans. What this implies is that in the time since the ore was formed  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE nuclei have remained undecayed. Thus

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Substituting Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE years, η = 2.8

we get              t = 1.98 x 109 years.

 

Q.224. Calculate the specific activities of Na24  and U235  nuclides whose half-lifes are 15 hours and 7.1.10years respectively.

 

Ans. The specific activity of Na24 is

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE = 3.22 x 1017 dis/(gm.sec)

Here M = molar w eight of  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEEis Avogadro num ber & Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE is the half-life of  Na24

Sim ilarly the specific activity of U235 is

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

= 0.793 x 10dis/(gm-s)
 

Q.225. A small amount of solution containing Na24  radionuclide with activity A = 2.0.103 disintegrations per second was injected in the bloodstream of a man. The activity of 1 cm3 of blood sample taken t = 5.0 hours later turned out to be A' = 16 disintegrations per minute per cm3. The half-life of the radionuclide is T = 15 hours. Find the volume of the man's blood. 

Ans. Let V = volume of blood in the body of the human being. Then the total activity of the blood is A' V. Assuming all this activity is due to the injected Na24 and taking account of the decay of this radionuclide, we get

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Now Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE  t = 5 hour

Thus Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE = 5.99 litre

 

Q.226. The specific activity of a preparation consisting of radioactive Co58  and nonradioactive Co59 is equal to 2.2.1012 dis/(s•g). The half-life of Co58  is 71.3 days. Find the ratio of the mass of radioactive cobalt in that preparation to the total mass of the preparation (in per cent). 

Ans. We see that

Specific activity of the sample 

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE {A ctivity of M gm of Co58 in the sample} 

Here M and At are the masses of Co58 and Co59 in the sample. Now activity of M gm of Co58

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

= 1.168 x l015M

Thus from the problem

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE = 2.2 x 1012

or  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.227. A certain preparation includes two beta-active components with different half-lifes. The measurements resulted in the following dependence of the natural logarithm of preparation activity on time t expressed in hours: 

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Find the half-lifes of both components and the ratio of radioactive nuclei of these components at the moment t = 0. 

 

Ans. Suppose N1 N2 are the initial number of component nuclei whose decay constants are λ1 , λ2 ( in (hour)-1 Then the activity at any instant is

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

The activity so defined is in units dis/hour. We assume that data In A given is of its natural logarithm. The daughter nuclei are assumed nonradioactive.
We see from the data that at large t the change in In A per hour of elapsed time is constant and equal to - 0.07. Thus

λ2 = 0.07 per hour

We can then see that the best fit to data is obtained by

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

[To get the fit we calculate Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE We see that it reaches the constant value 10.0 at t = 7, 10, 14, 20 very nearly. This fixes the second term. The first term is then obtained by subtracting out the constant value 10.0 from each value of Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE in the data for small t ]

Thus we get  λ1 = 0.66 per hour

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Ratio Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

The answer given in the book is misleading.
 

Q.228. A P32  radionuclide with half-life T = 14.3 days is produced in a reactor at a constant rate q = 2.7.109 nuclei per second. How soon after the beginning of production of that radionuclide will its activity be equal to A = 1.0.109  dis/s? 

Ans. Production of the nucleus is governed by the equation

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

We see that N will approach a constant value  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE This can also be proved directly. Multiply by Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE and write

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Then

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

At t = 0 when the production is starteed, N = 0

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Hence

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Now the activity is 

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

From the problem

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

This gives λt = 0.463 

so Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Algebraically       Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.229. A radionuclide A1 with decay constant λ1 transforms into a radionuclide A2 with decay constant λ2. Assuming that at the initial moment the preparation contained only the radionuclide A1, find:
 (a) the equation describing accumulation of the radionuclide A2 With time;
 (b) the time interval after which the activity of radionuclide A2 reaches the maximum value. 

Ans. (a) Suppose N1 and Nare the number of two radionuclides A1, A2 at time t. Then

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE             (1)

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE        (2)

From (1)

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

where N10 is the initial number of nuclides Al at time t = 0

From (2)

 Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or  Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

since         N= 0 at t = 0

Constant Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

Thus Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

(b) The activity of nuclide A2 is λ2 N2. This is maximum when N2 is maximum. That happens when

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

This requires

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

 

Q.230. Solve the foregoing problem if λ1  = X= X.

Ans. a) This case can be obtained from the previous one on putting

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

where ε is very small and letting ε → 0 at the end. Then

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

or dropping the subscript 1 as the two values are equal

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

(b) This is maximum when

Irodov Solutions: Radioactivity- 1 | I. E. Irodov Solutions for Physics Class 11 & Class 12 - JEE

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1. What is radioactivity?
Ans. Radioactivity refers to the spontaneous emission of radiation from the nucleus of an unstable atom. This emission occurs due to the instability of the nucleus, which tries to attain a more stable state by releasing energy in the form of radiation.
2. What are the different types of radiation emitted during radioactivity?
Ans. There are three types of radiation emitted during radioactivity: alpha (α) particles, beta (β) particles, and gamma (γ) rays. Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons and have a positive charge. Beta particles can be either electrons (β-) or positrons (β+), depending on whether they are negatively or positively charged. Gamma rays are high-energy electromagnetic waves.
3. How does radioactivity affect living organisms?
Ans. Radioactivity can have harmful effects on living organisms. When exposed to high levels of radiation, it can damage cells and DNA, leading to various health issues such as cancer, genetic mutations, and even death. The severity of the effects depends on the duration and intensity of exposure.
4. How is radioactivity measured?
Ans. Radioactivity is measured using a unit called the becquerel (Bq) or curie (Ci). The becquerel measures the number of radioactive decays per second, while the curie measures the number of decays per second in a given sample.
5. What are some real-life applications of radioactivity?
Ans. Radioactivity has several practical applications in various fields. Some examples include nuclear power generation, medical imaging (such as X-rays and PET scans), radiocarbon dating for archaeological purposes, and sterilization of medical equipment through gamma radiation.
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