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A radioactive sample `S_1` having the activity `A_1` has twice the number of nuclei as another sample `S_2` of activity `A_2`. If `A_2 = 2A_1`, then the ratio of the half-time of `S_1` to the half-life of `S_2` is

A

4

B

2

C

0.25

D

0.75

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