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In a radioactive reactor, radionuclide X are being injected at a rate of r atoms/sec which decay to a stable daughter nuclide Y according to equation.
`Xoverset(lambda)toY+DeltaE`
The energy released in each decay process is transformed to electricity and used to light up a bulb. If the process starts at t = 0 then :(At t = 0 The number of radionuclide X = 0)

A

Brightness of bulb increases with time in the beginning and then becomes constatnt

B

) Brightness of bulb decreases with time in the beginning and then becomes constatnt

C

Brightness first increases then decreases later

D

Brightness first decreases then increases later

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The rate of accumulation of nuclei of X in the reactor can be given as
`(dN_(X))/(dt)=r-lambdaN_(x)`
`implies N_(x)=r/(lambda)(1-e^(-lambdat))`
Thus amount of `N_(X)` continuously increases with time hence brightness of bulb will continuously increases.
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