After passing through a gold film of thickness $5 \times 10^{-3} \ m$,the intensity of an $X$-ray beam decreases to $36.8\%$ of its initial intensity. The absorption coefficient is ....... $m^{-1}$.

  • A
    $50$
  • B
    $100$
  • C
    $150$
  • D
    $200$

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