A sample of a radioactive nucleus A disintegrates

Question:

A sample of a radioactive nucleus A disintegrates to another radioactive nucleus $B$, which in turn disintegrates to some other stable nucleus C. Plot of a graph showing the variation of number of atoms of nucleus B vesus time is :

(Assume that at $\mathrm{t}=0$, there are no $\mathrm{B}$ atoms in the sample)


Correct Option: , 2

Solution:

Initially no. of atoms of $\mathrm{B}=0$ after $\mathrm{t}=0$, no. of atoms of $B$ will starts increasing \& reaches maximum value when rate of decay of $B=$ rate of formation of $B$.

After that maximum value, no. of atoms will starts decreasing as growth \& decay both are exponential functions, so best possible graph is (2) Option (2)

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