At a given instant,there are $25\%$ undecayed radioactive nuclei in a sample. After $10 \, s$,the number of undecayed nuclei reduces to $6.25\%$. The mean life of the nuclei is...........$ s$.

  • A
    $14.43$
  • B
    $7.21$
  • C
    $5$
  • D
    $10$

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