Half-life of a radioactive substance is $20\,minute$ . The time between $20\%$ and $80\%$ decay will be ......... $min$

  • [AIIMS 1999]
  • A

    $20$

  • B

    $40$

  • C

    $30$

  • D

    $25$

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