A radioactive sample contains 10 3 kg each of two nuclear species A and B with half-life 4 days and 8 days respectively The ratio of the amounts of A and B after a period of 16 days is

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[c] Ratio of number of half-life taken is given as: After 16 days TAI/2=164=4; TBI/2=168=2 N=N0(12)n⇒NANB=124:122=22:24 =4:16,=1:4

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Question Text	A radioactive sample contains 10 3 kg each of two nuclear species A and B with half-life 4 days and 8 days respectively The ratio of the amounts of A and B after a period of 16 days is
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A radioactive sample contains 10 3 kg each of two nuclear species A and B with half-life 4 days and 8 days respectively The ratio of the amounts of A and B after a period of 16 days is

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