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A free neutron has half life of 14 minutes. Its decay constant is

A

`8.25xx10^(-2) S^(-1)`

B

`8.25xx10^(-3) S^(-1)`

C

`8.25xx10^(-4) S^(-1)`

D

`8.25xx10^1 S^(-1)`

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