Consider a radioactive material of half-life $1.0 \, \text{minute}$. If one of the nuclei decays now,the next one will decay

  • A
    After $1 \, \text{minute}$
  • B
    After $\frac{1}{\log_e 2} \, \text{minute}$
  • C
    After $\frac{1}{N} \, \text{minute}$,where $N$ is the number of nuclei present at that moment
  • D
    After any time

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