Let C be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor R. Suppose t₁ is the time taken for the energy stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and t₂ is the time taken for the charge to reduce to one–fourth its initial value. Then the ratio t₁/t₂ will be

• 1

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/4