If half life of radium is $77$ days. Its decay constant in day will be

  • A

    $3 \times {10^{ - 13}}\, /day$

  • B

    $9 \times {10^{ - 3}}\, /day$

  • C

    $1 \times {10^{ - 3}}\, /day$

  • D

    $6 \times {10^{ - 3}}\, /day$

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