The fraction of the initial number of ra...

The fraction of the initial number of radioactive nuclei which remain undecayed after half of a half-life of the radioactive sample is

A

`1/sqrt2`

B

`1/2`

C

`1/(2sqrt2)`

D

`1/4`.

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