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Two samples X and Y contain equal amounts of radioactive substances. If `1/16 th` of a sample X and `1/256 th` of sample Y remain after 8h, then the ratio of half periods of X and Y is

A

`2:1`

B

`1:2`

C

`1:4`

D

`1:16`

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