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Plutonium has atomic mass 210 and a decay constant equal to 5.8×108s1. The number of αparticles emitted per second by 1mg plutonium is (Avogadro's constant =6.0×1023)

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1.7×109
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1.7×1011
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2.9×1011
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3.4×109
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Solution

The correct option is A 1.7×1011
No. of atoms in 1mg of Plutonium =103210×NA
N=2.85×1018
First order decay:
dNdt=λN
dNdt=5.8×108×(2.85×1018)
dNdt=1.66×1011s1

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