$A$ radioactive element has a rate of disintegration $10,000$ disintegrations per minute at a particular instant. After four minutes it becomes $2500$ disintegrations per minute. The decay constant per minute is (in $log _e 2$)
- A$0.2$
- B$0.5$
- C$0.6$
- D$0.8$
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