The half-life of a radioactive sample is $T$. The fraction of the initial mass of the sample that decays in an interval $T / 2$ is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{(\sqrt{2}-1)}{\sqrt{2}}$
  • D
    $\frac{(\sqrt{2}+1)}{\sqrt{2}}$

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