Post Utme Coal City University 2019 Physics Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2019 Post Utme Coal City University Physics examination.

Post Utme Coal City University 2019 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 23 POST_UTME_COAL_CITY_UNIVERSITY • 2019 • PHYSICS • objective

A radioactive sample decays at a rate given by the equation \( N(t) = N_0 e^{-\lambda t} \), where \( N(t) \) is the number of nuclei remaining at time \( t \), \( N_0 \) is the initial number of nuclei, and \( \lambda \) is the decay cons\tant. If \( N_0 = 1000 \) and \( \lambda = 0.1 \) s⁻¹, calculate the number of nuclei remaining after 5 s.

Answer Options

A. 100
B. 200
Correct Answer C. 300
D. 400
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
300

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This is Post Utme Coal City University 2019 Physics Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Coal City University Physics examination.

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