Given, at time
t=0,NA​(0)=2NB​(0) Decay constant is same for both radioactive atoms as λ.
For A → B ,
dtdNB​(t)​=λNA​(t)−λNB​(t) Substituting
NA​(0)e−λt for
NA​(t) in above expression, we get
dtdNB​(t)​=λNA​(0)e−λt−λNB​(t) =2λNB​(0)e−λt−λNB​(t) ⇒dtdNB​(t)​+λNB​(t)=2λNB​(0)e−λt Multiplying both sides by
eλt, we get
eλt[dtdNB​(t)​+λNB​(t)]=2λNB​(0)e−λt×eλt ⇒dtd​[NB​(t)eλt]=2λNB​(0) Integrating both sides,
[NB​(t)eλt]=2λNB​(0)t+C ...(i)
Putting t = 0 in above expression,
[NB​(0)eλ×0]=2λNB​(0)×0+C ⇒C=NB​(0) Putting value of C in Eq. (i)
[NB​(t)eλt]=2λNB​(0)t+NB​(0) ...(ii)
⇒NB​(t)=NB​(0)[1+2λt]e−λt ⇒NB​(0)NB​(t)​=[1+2λt]e−λt As,
NB​(t)=NB​(0)[1+2λt)e−λt ⇒NB​(t)=C[1+2λt]e−λt ...(iii)
The maximum value of
NB​(t) is obtained at
dtdNB​(t)​=0 From Eq. (ii),
t=2λ1​s Solving the above expression,
t=2λ1​s Thus, maximum value of function will be at
t=2λ1​s.
Hence, graph (c) is correct option.