General — Hard JEE physics MCQ
In a radioactive sample, ${ }_{19}^{40} \mathrm{~K}$ nuclei either decay into stable ${ }_{20}^{40} \mathrm{Ca}$ nuclei with decay constant $4.5 \times 10^{-10}$ per year or into stable ${ }_{18}^{40} \mathrm{Ar}$ nuclei with decay constant $0.5 \times 10^{-10}$ per year. Given that in this sample all the stable ${ }_{20}^{40} \mathrm{Ca}$ and ${ }_{18}^{40} \mathrm{Ar}$ nuclei are produced by the ${ }_{19}^{40} \mathrm{~K}$ nuclei only. In time $t \times 10^{9}$ years, if the ratio of the sum of stable ${ }_{20}^{40} \mathrm{Ca}$ and ${ }_{18}^{40} \mathrm{Ar}$ nuclei to the radioactive ${ }_{19}^{40} \mathrm{~K}$ nuclei is 99 , the value of $t$ will be,
[Given: $\ln 10=2.3]$
- A. 1.15
- B. 9.2
- C. 2.3
- D. 4.6
Solution
The correct option is **B**.
