The rate of radioactive disintegration at an instant for a radioactive sample of half life $2.2 \times 10^9 \;s$ is $10^{10}\; s ^{-1}$. The number of radioactive atoms in that sample at that instant is,

  • [NEET 2019]
  • A

    $3.17 \times 10^{20}$

  • B

    $3.17 \times 10^{19}$

  • C

    $3.17 \times 10^{17}$

  • D

    $3.17 \times 10^{18}$

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