Consider a radioactive nuclide which follows the decay rate given by $A(t) = A_0 2^{-(t/t_0)}$, where $A(t)$ is the fraction of radioactive material remaining after time $t$ from the initial $A_0$ at zero time. Let $A_1$ be the fraction of original activity which remains after $120 \ h$. Likewise, $A_2$ is the fraction of original activity remaining after $200 \ h$. If $A_1/A_2 = 16$, then the half-life $(t_0)$ will be: (in $h$)

  • A
    $10$
  • B
    $20$
  • C
    $40$
  • D
    $60$

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