Which of the following statements is not true for radioactive decay?
- AAmount of radioactive substance remaining after three half-lives is $1/8$th of the original amount.
- BDecay constant does not depend upon temperature.
- CDecay constant increases with an increase in temperature.
- DHalf-life is $\ln 2$ times of $1/\lambda$ (where $\lambda$ is the decay constant).
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