If one starts with one curie of radioactive substance ($T_{1/2}  = 12\,hrs$) the activity left after a period of $1$ week will be about

  • A

    $1\, curie$

  • B

    $120 \,micro \,curie$

  • C

    $60\, micro \,curie$

  • D

    $8\, mili \,curie$

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