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A radioactive nucleus $n_2$ has 3 times the decay constant as compared to the decay constant of another radioactive nucleus $n_1$ . If the initial number of both nuclei are the same, what is the ratio of the number of nuclei of $n_2$ to the number of nuclei of $n_1$ , after one half-life of $n_1$ ?

A
$\frac{1}{4}$
B
$\frac{1}{8}$
C
$4$
D
$8$

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