In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases form `800 "mol dm"^(-3)` to `50 "mol dm"^(-3)` in `2 xx 10^(4) s`. The rate constant of the reaction (in `s^(-1)`) is
A. `3.45xx10^(-5)`
B. `1.38xx10^(-4)`
C. `1.00xx10^(-4)`
D. `5.00xx10^(-5)`