Suppose we consider a large number of continers each containing initially `10000` atoms of a radioactive material with a half life of `1` year. After `1` year.

Options

A. all the containers will have 5000 atoms of the material
B. all the containers will contain the same number of atoms of material but that number will only be approx. 5000
C. the containers will in general have different numbers of the atoms of the material but their average will be close to 5000
D. none of the containers can have more than 5000 atoms

Answer

C

Explanation

Radioactivity is spontaneous self disruptive activity of the radioactive material. In t=1yr =half life of material , on the average, half the number of atoms will decay. Therefore, the containers will in general have different number of the matarials, but their average will be close to 5000. Choice (c) is correct.