Consider an experiment of tossing a coin...

Consider an experiment of tossing a coin repeatedly until the outcomes of two consecutive tosses are same. If the probability of a random toss resulting in head is `1/3` , then the probability that the experiment stops with head is

A

`1/3`

B

`5/21`

C

`4/21`

D

`2/7`

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