Two radioactive isotopes $P$ and $Q$ have half Jives $10$ minutes and $15$ minutes respectively. Freshly prepared samples of each isotope initially gontain the same number of atoms. After $30$ minutes, the ratio $\frac{\text { number of atoms of } P}{\text { number of atoms of } Q}$ will be

  • A

    $0.5$

  • B

    $2.0$

  • C

    $1.0$

  • D

    $3.0$

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