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Radioactive material A has decay constant 8λ and material B has decay constant λ. Initially they have the same number of nuclei. After what time, the…

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Radioactive material AAA has decay constant 8λ8\lambda8λ and material BBB has decay constant λ\lambdaλ. Initially they have the same number of nuclei. After what time, the ratio of number of nuclei of material AAA to that BBB will be 1e?\frac{1}{e}?e1​?

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Held on 30 Apr 2017 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    1λ\frac{1}{\lambda }λ1​

  2. B

    17λ\frac{1}{7\lambda }7λ1​

  3. C

    18λ\frac{1}{8\lambda }8λ1​

  4. D

    19λ\frac{1}{9\lambda }9λ1​

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