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State the law of radioactive decay. If `N_0` is the number of radioactive nuclei in the sample at some initial time `t_0`, find out the relation to determine the number N present at a subsequent time.

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  • If N_(0) and N are the number of radioactive particles at time t = 0 and t = t , then

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    B
    `lamda = (2.303)/(t) "log"(N)/(N_(0))`
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