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The half-life of a sample of a radioactive substance is 1 h. If `8xx10^(10)` atoms are present at t=0, then the number of atoms decayed in the duration t=2 h to t=4 will be

A

`2xx10^10`

B

`0.75xx10^10`

C

`1.5xx10^10`

D

Zero

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