Decay constants of two radioactive samples $A$ and $B$ are $15x$ and $3x$ respectively. They have an equal number of initial nuclei. The ratio of the number of nuclei left in $A$ and $B$ after a time $t = \frac{1}{6x}$ is

  • A
    $e^{-2}$
  • B
    $e$
  • C
    $e^{2}$
  • D
    $e^{-1}$

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