Arun
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(a) Let at time ‘t’ number of radioactive are N.
Net rate of formation of nuclei of A.
dN /dt = α – λ N or dN / α – λN = dt
or
Solving this equation, we get
N = 1 / λ [α – (α – λN0)e-λt] …..(1)
(b) Substituting α = 2λN0 and
t = t1/2 = 1n(2) / λ in equation (1),
we get, N = 3/2 N0
(ii) Substituting α = 2λ N0 and t ⟶ ∞ in equation (1), we get
N = α / λ = 2 N0