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The disintegration rate of a certain radioactive sample at any instant is `4750` disintegrations per minute. Five minutes later the rate becomes `2700` per minute. Calculate
(a) decay constant and (b) half-life of the sample

A

15 min

B

10 min

C

3 min

D

6 min

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