Two radioactive substances $A$ and $B$ have decay constants $5 \lambda$ and $\lambda$ respectively. At $t=0$,they have the same number of nuclei. The ratio of the number of nuclei of $A$ to those of $B$ will be $(1/e)^2$ after a time interval of:

  • A
    $1/(4 \lambda)$
  • B
    $4 \lambda$
  • C
    $2 \lambda$
  • D
    $1/(2 \lambda)$

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