Samples of two radioactive nuclides A and B are taken. λ A and λ B are the disintegration…

Physics · Class 12 · CBSENuclei

Samples of two radioactive nuclides A and B are taken. λA and λB are the disintegration constants of A and B respectively. In which of the following cases, the two samples can simultaneously have the same decay rate at any time?

  1. Initial rate of decay of A is twice the initial rate of decay of B and lA = lB.
  2. Initial rate of decay of A is twice the initial rate of decay of B and lA > lB.
  3. Initial rate of decay of B is twice the initial rate of decay of A and lA > lB.
  4. Initial rate of decay of B is twice the initial rate of decay of A at t = 2h and lB = lA.

Answer

(B) Initial rate of decay of A is twice the initial rate of decay of B and l A > l B .

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