The half-life of a neutron is $693 \ s$. What fraction of neutrons will decay when a beam of neutrons, having kinetic energy of $0.084 \ eV$, travels a distance of $1 \ km$? (mass of neutron $= 1.68 \times 10^{-27} \ kg$, and $\ln 2 = 0.693$)

  • A
    $0.25 \times 10^{-5}$
  • B
    $0.5 \times 10^{-5}$
  • C
    $0.8 \times 10^{-5}$
  • D
    $10^{-5}$

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