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Nuclei of a radioactive element 'A' are being produced at a constant rate, `alpha` . The element has a decay constant, `lambda`. At time, t = 0, there are `N_(0)` nuclei of the element.
If `alpha = 4N_(0)lambda`, the number of nuclei of A when A has reached steady state:

A

zero

B

`4N_(0)`

C

`1.5 N_(0)`

D

`N_(0)`

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