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Discussion Forum : Nuclear Power Engineering - Section 5 (Q.No. 23)
23.
The half life period of a radioactive substance is best determined by counting the number of alpha particles emitted per second in a Geiger Muller counter from its known quantity. If the half life period of a radioactive substance is one month, then
3/4th of it will disintegrate in two months.
it will completely disintegrate in two months.
it will completely disintegrate in four months.
l/8th of it will remain intact at the end of four months.
Answer: Option
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Vikas kumar said:   8 years ago
How it is possible.
I think.
1 month = 1/2 = 0.5.
2 month = 0.5/2 = 0.25.
So disintegrated 1-0.25 = 0.75 = 3/4.

Sajjaf Anwar said:   6 years ago
To completely disintegration it requires infinite half life.
(2)

Pawan Kumar Sharma said:   2 years ago
Option A is the correct answer.
(1)

Dky said:   2 years ago
I think (A) is correct.
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