JEE Main 2022 Physics question

PhysicsNucleiJEE Main 2022

The half life of a radioactive substance is 5 years. After x years, a given sample of the radioactive substance gets reduced to 6.25% of its initial value. The value of x is

Answer: 20

Solution

, so the time is 4 half-lives: years.

Question ID VK-035193