The half-life of a radioactive element is $10 \, days$. The time required for the mass of the sample to reduce to $\frac{1}{10}$ of its initial mass is approximately ........ days.

  • A
    $100$
  • B
    $50$
  • C
    $33$
  • D
    $16$

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