The average life $T$ and the decay constant $\lambda $ of a radioactive nucleus are related as

  • A

    $T\lambda = 1$

  • B

    $T = \frac{{0.693}}{\lambda }$

  • C

    $\frac{T}{\lambda } = 1$

  • D

    $T = \frac{C}{\lambda }$

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