Two radioactive materials A and B have decay constants 20λ and 5λ respectively. If…

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Two radioactive materials A and B have decay constants 20λ and 5λ respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei, then the ratio of the number of nuclei of A to that of B will be \(\frac{1}{e^{3}}\) after a time interval, t  is,
  1. \(\frac{1}{3 \lambda} \mathrm{sec}^{\circ}\)
  2. \(\frac{1}{6 \lambda} \mathrm{sec}\)
  3. \(\frac{1}{5 \lambda} \mathrm{sec}\)
  4. \(\frac{1}{9 \lambda} \mathrm{sec}\)

Answer

(B) 1 6 sec

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