A radioactive substance has an average life of $5$ hours. In a time of $5$ hours

  • A

    Half of the active nuclei decay

  • B

    Less than half of the active nuclei decay

  • C

    More than half of the active nuclei decay

  • D

    All active nuclei decay

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