JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

The half life of a stream of radioactive particles moving along a straight path with a constant kinetic energy of is 1 minute. The percentage of particles which decay before travelling a distance of is (Mass of the radioactive particles and charge of the electron ).

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. A87.5
  2. B175
  3. C37.5
  4. D75

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a)

Time to travel a distance of is


In three half life times, the number of particles decayed

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