JEE Main 2018PhysicsNuclear PhysicsHardMCQ

JEE Main 2018Nuclear Physics Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (15 Apr Shift 1 Online)

Question

A solution containing active cobalt having activity of and decay constant is injected in an animal's body. If of blood is drawn from the animal's body after of injection, the activity found was 300 decays per minute. What is the volume of blood that is flowing in the body? decay per second and at

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D5 litres

Step-by-step explanation

Let initial activity Activity in of blood at , Activity of whole blood at time . Total volume of the blood in the person, V litre

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