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The mean lives of a radioactive material for `alpha` and `beta ` radiations are 1620 and 520 years respectively . The material decays simultaneously for `alpha` and `beta` radiations. The time after which one fourth of the material remains undecayed in -

A

540 years

B

324 year

C

720 year

D

840 years

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