Question

Two radioactive nuclides X and Y both decay to stable products. The half-life of X is about a day, while that of Y is about a week. Suppose a radioactive sample consists of a mixture of these two nuclides. If the mixture is such that the activities arising from X and Y are initially equal, then a few days later the activity of the sample will be due ______________.

Answer 1

Answer:Then a few days later the activity of the sample will be due to have more of Nuclides Y than X

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because half life of nuclide X is about a day which is less than Y having half life of about a week, After a few days, we would observe that X would have disintegrated more while Y will still be predominant since it disintegrate slower than X. The time it takes for X to disintegrate will always be faster than Y.