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Two radioactive materials `X_(1)` and `X_(2)` have decay constants `5 lambda` and `lambda` respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei, then the ratio of the number of muclei of `X_(1)` to that of `X_(2)` will be `1/e` after a time

A

`lambda`

B

`1/2 lambda`

C

`1/ (4 lambda)`

D

`e/lambda`

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