The half-life of $^{215}At$ is $100 \mu s$. The time taken for the radioactivity of a sample of $^{215}At$ to decay to $\frac{1}{16}$ of its initial value is .........$\mu s$.

  • A
    $400$
  • B
    $6.3$
  • C
    $40$
  • D
    $300$

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