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The half life of a radioactive substance is `20` minutes . The approximate time interval `(t_(2) - t_(1))` between the time `t_(2)` when `(2)/(3)` of it had decayed and time `t_(1)` when `(1)/(3)` of it had decay is

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14 min

B

20 min

C

28 min

D

7 min

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