A radioactive sample at any instant has its disintegration rate $5000$ disintegration per minute. After $5$ minutes, the rate is $1250$ disintegrations per minute. Then, the decay constant (per minute) is

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  • A

    $0.8 \, ln\, 2$

  • B

    $0.4 \, ln\,  2$

  • C

    $0.2 \, ln\,  2$

  • D

    $0.1 \, ln\,  2$

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