GATE PH · 2019 · PH
Question 48: Nuclear and Particle Physics
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Question 48
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A radioactive element X has a half-life of 30 hours. It decays via alpha, beta and gamma emissions with the branching ratio for beta decay being 0.75. The partial half-life for beta decay in unit of hours is
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GATE PH 2019 · Paper 1
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- Physics
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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