The half life of 92U^238 undergoing alpha-decay is 4.5×10^9 years. Its activity of 1g sample is

Q. The half life of 92U238undergoing α-decay is 4.5 × 109 Its activity of 1g sample is

(a) 1.23 × 104 Bq

(b) 2.4 × 105 Bq

(c) 1.82 × 106 Bq

(d) 4.02 ×108 Bq

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Ans: (a)
Sol: Half life , T1/2 = 4.5 × 109 ×365×24×60×60 sec

Number of atoms, N = 6.023×1023/238

Activity , A = λN

$\displaystyle A = \frac{0.693}{T_{1/2}} \times N $

$\displaystyle A = \frac{0.693}{4.5 \times 10^9 \times 365 \times 24 \times 60 \times 60}  \times 6.023 \times 10^{23}/238$

= 1.23 ×10 dps

 

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