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The half life of a radioactive substance is 20 days. If `2/3` part of the substance has decayed in time `t_(2)` and `1/3` part of it has decayed in time `t_(1)` then the time interval between `t_(2)` and `t_(1)` is `(t_(2)-t_(1))`=…………….

A

5 days

B

10 days

C

20 days

D

40 days

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