The half-life of a radioactive substance is $10 \, \text{minutes}$. If $n_1$ and $n_2$ are the number of atoms decayed in $20 \, \text{minutes}$ and $30 \, \text{minutes}$ respectively, then $n_1 : n_2 =$

  • A
    $7 : 8$
  • B
    $1 : 2$
  • C
    $6 : 7$
  • D
    $3 : 4$

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