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The half-life of a radioactive isotope is `3` hours. The value of its disintegration constant is

A

`0.3"hour^(-1)`

B

`0.693 "hour"^(-1)`

C

`0.231 "hour"^(-1)`

D

`0.231 "min"^(-1)`

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C
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