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

  • A

    $14.43$

  • B

    $7.21$

  • C

    $5$

  • D

    $10$

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