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A radioactive nucleus can decay be either emitting an `alpha` particle or by emitting a `beta` particle. Probability of `alpha` decay is `75%` while that of `beta` decay is `25%` the decayconstatnt of `alpha` decay is `lamda_(1)` and that of `beta` decay is `lamda_(2)` is `(lamda_(1))/(lamda_(2))`

A

3

B

`1/3`

C

1

D

cannot be said

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