The half-life of a particle of mass $1.6 \times 10^{-26} \,kg$ is $6.9 \,s$. $A$ stream of such particles is travelling with a kinetic energy of $0.05 \,eV$ per particle. The fraction of particles that will decay when they travel a distance of $1 \,m$ is

  • A
    $0.1$
  • B
    $0.01$
  • C
    $0.001$
  • D
    $0.0001$

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