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  1. A sample has 4 × 1016 radioactive nuclei of half life 10 days. The number of atoms decaying in 30 days is
    1. 3.9 × 1016
    2. 5 × 1015
    3. 1016
    4. 3.5 × 1016
Correct Option: D

N = 4 × 1016
1
30/10=
1
× 1016
22

Atoms decayed
= 4 × 1016 -
1
× 1016
2

= 3.5 × 1016



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