In a sample of radioactive material,what fraction of the initial number of active nuclei will remain undisintegrated after half of a half-life of the sample?

  • A
    $1/4$
  • B
    $1/(2\sqrt{2})$
  • C
    $1/\sqrt{2}$
  • D
    $2\sqrt{2}$

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