JEE Advanced 2015 Physics question

PhysicsNucleiJEE Advanced 2015

A nuclear power plant supplying electrical power to a village uses a radioactive material of half life years as the fuel. The amount of fuel at the beginning is such that the total power requirement of the village is 12.5% of the electrical power available from the plant at that time. If the plant is able to meet the total power needs of the village for a maximum period of years, then the value of is

Answer: 3

Solution

The power available is proportional to the activity, which falls as . The village needs of .

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