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State radioactive decay law. Derive `N=N_0e^(-lambdat)` for a radioactive element

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The number of atoms disintegrated per second at any instant is directly proportional to the number of radioactive atoms actually present in the sample at the instant.
Mathematically , `(dN)/(dt)=N`
Here N is the number of radioactive nuclei present in the sample at an instant.
`(dN)/(dt)=-lambdaN`
where `lambda` is disintegration constant.
`(dN)/(dt)=-lambdadt`
`int(dN)/N=-lambda int dt`
At t=0, `N=N_0 " " log_e N=-lambdat+C`
i.e., `C=log_e N_0`
Thus, `log_e N=-lambdat+log_e N_0`
`log_e (N/N_0)=-lambdat`
As `N=N_0 e^(-lambdat)`
Alternate correct method should be considered.
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