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The half-life of radioactive element is $600 \,yr$. The fraction of sample that would remain after $3000 \,yr$ is

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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

We know that $n = \frac{1}{T}$ Given, $n =\frac{1}{T} $ $t =3000\, yr$ $T =600 \,yr $ $n =\frac{3000}{600}=5$ Then, $\frac{N}{N_{0}}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n}$ $\frac{N}{N_{0}}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5}=\frac{1}{32}$
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