The half life of a radioactive substance is $20$ minutes. The approximate time interval $(t_2 -t_1)$ between the time $t_2$ when $3/4$ of it has decayed and time $t_1$ when $1/4$ of it had decayed is

  • A

    $\frac{{20}}{{\ln 2}}\min$

  • B

    $\frac{{20\ln 3}}{{\ln 2}}\min$

  • C

    $20$ $min$

  • D

    $20\ln 2\min$

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