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JEE Advanced 2023 · Paper 2, Physics question 12

In a radioactive decay process, the activity is defined as A=−dNdtA = -\dfrac{dN}{dt}, where N(t)N(t) is the number of radioactive nuclei at time tt. Two radioactive sources, S1S_1 and S2S_2 have same activity at time t=0t = 0. At a later time, the activities of S1S_1 and S2S_2 are A1A_1 and A2A_2, respectively. When S1S_1 and S2S_2 have just completed their 3rd and 7th half-lives, respectively, the ratio A1/A2A_1/A_2 is _____.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 16

The activity halves every half-life, and both sources start with the same activity A0A_0:

  • A1=A0/23A_1=A_0/2^3;
  • A2=A0/27A_2=A_0/2^7.

A1A2=24=16.\frac{A_1}{A_2}=2^4=16.