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The half-life of radium is $1600$ years. What is the fraction of sample undecayed after $6400$ years?

Updated On: Aug 15, 2022
  • $ \frac{1}{16}$
  • $ \frac{1}{4}$
  • $ \frac{1}{8}$
  • $ \frac{1}{24}$
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Half-life, T = 1600 years Time of decay, t = 6400 years Number of half-lives, $n=\frac{t}{T}=\frac{6400}{1600}=4$ Fraction undecayed $=\frac{N}{N_{0}}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{4}=\frac{1}{16}$
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