If a radioactive element is placed in an evacuated container, its rate of disintegration :

will be increased

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will be decreased

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will change very slightly

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will remain unchanged

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Solution

The correct option is D will remain unchanged
If a radioactive element is placed in an evacuated container, its rate of disintegration will remain unchanged as the rate of disintegration is a nuclear phenomenon and does not depend upon environmental factors.

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