$A$ sample of a radioactive element has a mass of $10 \, g$ at an instant $t = 0$. The approximate mass of this element in the sample after two mean lives is .......... $g$.

  • A
    $2.50$
  • B
    $3.70$
  • C
    $6.30$
  • D
    $1.35$

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