A radioactive substance decays to of this initial activity in 80 days. The half life of the radioactive substance expressed in days is ____.
Answer: 20
Solution
The activity falls by a factor of two in each half life, and , so 80 days contain exactly four half lives:
The half life of the substance is days.
The half life of the substance is days.
JEE Main · 2021 · 20 Jul 2021 · Shift 2 · Integer answer