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A particular nucleus in a large population of identical radioactive nuclei did survive 5 halt lives of that isotope. Then the probability that this surviving nucleus will service the next half life is

A

`(1)/(32)`

B

`(1)/(5)`

C

`(1)/(2)`

D

`(1)/(10)`

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