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Half-life (t(1//2)) for a radioactive de...

Half-life `(t_(1//2))` for a radioactive decay is 6930 sec. The time required to fall the rate of decay to `((1)/(100))^(th)` of its initial value is:

A

69.3 sec

B

20000 sec

C

46060 sec

D

None of these

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