The radioactive materials $x_1$ and $x_2$ have decay constants $10 \lambda$ and $\lambda$ respectively. If initially they have the same number of nuclei,then the ratio of the number of nuclei of $x_1$ to that of $x_2$ will be $1/e$ after a time $t$ equal to:

  • A
    $\frac{1}{10 \lambda}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{11 \lambda}$
  • C
    $\frac{11}{10 \lambda}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{9 \lambda}$

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