NEET-XII-Physics

46: The Nucleus

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  • #29-a
    Is it a β+-decay or a β-decay? (b) The half-life of the decay scheme is 20.3 minutes. How much time will elapse before a mixture of 90% carbon-11 and 10% boron-11 (by the number of atoms) converts itself into a mixture of 10% carbon-11 and 90% boron-11? (b) The half-life of the decay scheme is 20.3 minutes. How much time will elapse before a mixture of 90% carbon-11 and 10% boron-11 (by the number of atoms) converts itself into a mixture of 10% carbon-11 and 90% boron-11?
    Ans : The reaction is given by
    `` {\,\mathrm{\,C\,}}_{6}\to {\,\mathrm{\,B\,}}_{5}+{\,\mathrm{\,\beta \,}}^{+}+\,\mathrm{\,v\,}``
    It is a β+ decay since atomic number is reduced by 1. (b) Half-life of the decay scheme, T 1/2 = 20.3 minutes
    Disintegration constant, `` \lambda =\frac{0.693}{{T}_{{\displaystyle \raisebox{1ex}{$1$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$2$}\right.}}}`` = `` \frac{0.693}{20.3}{\,\mathrm{\,min\,}}^{-1}``
    If t is the time taken by the mixture in converting, let the total no. of atoms be 100N0.


    Carbon Boron
    Initial 90 N0 10 N0
    Final 10 N0 90 N0

    N = N0et
    Here, N0 = Initial number of atoms
    N = Number of atoms left undecayed
    10N0 = 90N0et ( For carbon)
    `` \Rightarrow \frac{1}{9}={e}^{-\frac{0.693}{20.3}\times t}``
    `` \Rightarrow \,\mathrm{\,In\,}\frac{1}{9}=\frac{-0.693}{20.3}t``
    `` \Rightarrow t=64.36=64\,\mathrm{\,min\,}``
    Page No 443: (b) Half-life of the decay scheme, T 1/2 = 20.3 minutes
    Disintegration constant, `` \lambda =\frac{0.693}{{T}_{{\displaystyle \raisebox{1ex}{$1$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$2$}\right.}}}`` = `` \frac{0.693}{20.3}{\,\mathrm{\,min\,}}^{-1}``
    If t is the time taken by the mixture in converting, let the total no. of atoms be 100N0.


    Carbon Boron
    Initial 90 N0 10 N0
    Final 10 N0 90 N0

    N = N0et
    Here, N0 = Initial number of atoms
    N = Number of atoms left undecayed
    10N0 = 90N0et ( For carbon)
    `` \Rightarrow \frac{1}{9}={e}^{-\frac{0.693}{20.3}\times t}``
    `` \Rightarrow \,\mathrm{\,In\,}\frac{1}{9}=\frac{-0.693}{20.3}t``
    `` \Rightarrow t=64.36=64\,\mathrm{\,min\,}``
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  • #29-b
    The half-life of the decay scheme is 20.3 minutes. How much time will elapse before a mixture of 90% carbon-11 and 10% boron-11 (by the number of atoms) converts itself into a mixture of 10% carbon-11 and 90% boron-11?
    Ans : Half-life of the decay scheme, T 1/2 = 20.3 minutes
    Disintegration constant, `` \lambda =\frac{0.693}{{T}_{{\displaystyle \raisebox{1ex}{$1$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$2$}\right.}}}`` = `` \frac{0.693}{20.3}{\,\mathrm{\,min\,}}^{-1}``
    If t is the time taken by the mixture in converting, let the total no. of atoms be 100N0.


    Carbon Boron
    Initial 90 N0 10 N0
    Final 10 N0 90 N0

    N = N0et
    Here, N0 = Initial number of atoms
    N = Number of atoms left undecayed
    10N0 = 90N0et ( For carbon)
    `` \Rightarrow \frac{1}{9}={e}^{-\frac{0.693}{20.3}\times t}``
    `` \Rightarrow \,\mathrm{\,In\,}\frac{1}{9}=\frac{-0.693}{20.3}t``
    `` \Rightarrow t=64.36=64\,\mathrm{\,min\,}``
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