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Metallurgical Engineering · Q83

Metallurgy of Nuclear Metals

Engineering and GATE · Metallurgical Engineering · question 83

Q83

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.
of it will disintegrate in two months
Answer
B.
it will completely disintegrate in two months
C.
it will completely disintegrate in four months
D.
of it will remain intact at the end of four months

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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