$A$ radioactive sample at any instant has its disintegration rate $5000$ disintegrations per minute. After $5\, minutes$,the rate becomes $1250$ disintegrations per minute. Then,its decay constant (per minute) is

  • A
    $0.8\, \log_e 2$
  • B
    $0.4\, \log_e 2$
  • C
    $0.2\, \log_e 2$
  • D
    $0.1\, \log_e 2$

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