A metal has half life period of 10 days, $A$ sample originally has a mass of $1000 \mathrm{mg}$, then the…

A metal has half life period of 10 days, $A$ sample originally has a mass of $1000 \mathrm{mg}$, then the mass remaining after 50 days is
  1. $\frac{225}{8} m g$
  2. $\frac{125}{8} \mathrm{mg}$
  3. $\frac{125}{4} \mathrm{mg}$
  4. $\frac{225}{4} m g$

Solution

A mass has half life period of 10 days. It means every ten days, mass remaining is half of the mass before 10 days. Initial mass $=1000 \mathrm{mg}$. $\therefore$ Mass after, 10 days $=\frac{1}{2} \times 1000=500 \mathrm{mg}$ Mass after 20 days $=\frac{1}{2} \times 500=250 \mathrm{mg}$ Mass after 30 days $=\frac{1}{2} \times 250=125 \mathrm{mg}$ Mass after 40 days $=\frac{1}{2} \times 125=\frac{125}{2} \mathrm{mg}$ Mass after 50 days $=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{125}{2}=\frac{125}{4} \mathrm{mg}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (13 Oct Shift 2)

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