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Radioactive Decay — Previous-Year Questions

5 previous-year questions on Radioactive Decay, drawn from JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, NEET UG, and CUET papers. Every question carries a worked-out explanation.

Q1. A radioactive sample has T_½ = 10 minutes. Initial activity is 80 Bq. After 30 minutes, activity is:

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Q2. Decay constant of an isotope with half-life 2 years:

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Q3. In α-decay, the daughter nucleus has:

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Q4. In β⁻-decay, the nuclear mass number A:

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Q5. Which radiation is MOST penetrating?

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Radioactive Decay previous-year questions from sciphylab (also known as SciPhy, SciPhy Lab, SciPhy Labs, Physics Lab). Class 12 physics practice for JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, NEET UG, AP Physics 1/2/C, SAT, and CUET-UG candidates.