If the half-life of radium is $77$ days,its decay constant in $day^{-1}$ will be:

  • A
    $3 \times 10^{-3} \, day^{-1}$
  • B
    $9 \times 10^{-3} \, day^{-1}$
  • C
    $1 \times 10^{-3} \, day^{-1}$
  • D
    $6 \times 10^{-3} \, day^{-1}$

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