ICSE Class 10 Physics Question 21 of 27

Radioactivity — Question 10

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Question 10

Which of the following is the radio isotope in each pair (a), (b) and (c) ?

(a) 612C_{6}^{12}\text{C}, 614C_{6}^{14}\text{C}

(b) 1530P_{15}^{30}\text{P}, 1532P_{15}^{32}\text{P}

(c) 1939K_{19}^{39}\text{K}, 1940K_{19}^{40}\text{K}

Give reason for your answer.

Answer

The following are radioisotope —

(a) 614C_{6}^{14}\text{C}

(b) 1532P_{15}^{32}\text{P}

(c) 1940K_{19}^{40}\text{K}

The above mentioned elements are isotopes because the number of neutrons exceeds the number of protons.