A radioactive element $ThA (_{84}Po^{216})$ can undergo $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are type of disintegrations with half-lives, $T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively. Then the half-life of ThA is

  • A

    $T_1  +  T_2$

  • B

    $T_1 \cdot T_2$

  • C

    $T_1  -  T_2$

  • D

    $\frac{{{T_1}{T_2}}}{{{T_1} + {T_2}}}$

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