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The half life period of a radioactive substance is best determined by counting the number of alpha particles emitted per second in a Geiger Muller counter from its known quantity. If the half life period of a radioactive substance is one month, then
A $${\frac{3}{4}^{{\text{th}}}}$$ of it will disintegrate in two months
B It will completely disintegrate in two months
C It will completely disintegrate in four months
D $${\frac{l}{8}^{{\text{th}}}}$$ of it will remain intact at the end of four months
The half life period of a radioactive element depends upon the
A Temperature
B Pressure
C Amount of element present
D None of these
240 radioactive grams of goo loses half its radioactivity every 10 days. How many grams of radioactive goo is left in 40 days?
A 120
B 60
C 15
D none
What is the average life of a radioactive atom having a 'half life period' of T?
A 1.44T
B 0.144T
C 14.4T
D 2T
The time required for half of the __________ of a radioactive isotope to decay is called its half life.
A Nuclei
B Electrons
C Protons
D Neutrons
Half life of a radioactive isotope corresponds to the time required for half of the following to decay
A Electrons
B Protons
C Neutrons
D Atom
Half life of a radioactive isotope corresponds to the time required for half of the __________ to decay.
A Atoms
B Neutrons
C Nucleons
D Electrons
A man sells chocolates which are in the boxes. Only either full box or half a box of chocolates can be purchased from him. A customer comes and buys half the number of boxes which the seller had plus half box more. A second customer comes and purchases half the remaining number of boxes plus half a box. After this the seller is left with no chocolate boxes. How many chocolate boxes the seller had initially?
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 3.5
E None of these
At the beginning of a class period, half of the students in a class go to the library. Later in the period, half of the remaining students go to the computer lab. If there are 8 students remaining in the class, how many students were originally in the cla
A 12
B 16
C 24
D 32
At the beginning of a class period, half of the students in a class go to the library. Later in the period, half of the remaining students go to the computer lab. If there are 5 students remaining in the class, how many students were originally in the class?
A 12
B 16
C 24
D 32

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