The activity of a radioactive material is $2.56 \times 10^{-3} \,Ci$. If the half life of the material is $5$ days, after how many days the activity will become $2 \times 10^{-5} \,Ci$ ?

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  • A

    $30$

  • B

    $35$

  • C

    $40$

  • D

    $25$

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