A solution contains a mixture of two isotopes (half-life days) and (half-life days)

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei

Problem

A solution contains a mixture of two isotopes AA (half-life =10=10 days) and BB (half-life =5=5 days). The total activity of the mixture is 101010^{10} disintegrations per second at t=0t=0. The activity reduces to 20%20\% in 2020 days. Find: (a) The initial activities of AA and BB. (b) The ratio of their initial numbers of nuclei.

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