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The decay constant of a radioactive sample is `'lambda'`. The half-life and mean life of the sample are respectively a)`1/lamda,("in"2)/lamda` b)`("in"2)/lamda,1/lamda` c)`"in"2,1/lamda` d)`lamda/("in"2),1/lamda`

A

`1//lambda, 1n 2//lambda`

B

`1n 2//lambda, 1//lambda`

C

`lambda 1n 2, 1// lambda`

D

`lambda//Pn_(2), 1//lambda`

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