In a sample of $^{66}Cu$,$7/8$ of the initial number of nuclei decay into $Zn$ in $15 \ min$. The half-life of the sample is ......... $min$.

  • A
    $5$
  • B
    $7.5$
  • C
    $10$
  • D
    $14$

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