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The activity of a radioactive sample is measured as 9750 counts per minute at `t = 0` and as 975 counts per minute at `t =5` minutes. The decay constant is approximately

A

0.230 per minute

B

0.461 per minute

C

0.691 per minute

D

0.922 per minute.

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