Some nuclei of a radioactive material are undergoing radioactive decay. The time gap between the instances when a quarter of the nuclei have decayed and when half of the nuclei have decayed is given as:

(where $\lambda$ is the decay constant)

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  • A

    $\frac{2 \ln 2}{\lambda}$

  • B

    $\frac{1}{2} \frac{\ln 2}{\lambda}$  

  • C

    $\frac{\ln \frac{3}{2}}{\lambda}$

  • D

    $\frac{\ln 2}{\lambda}$

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