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 $\frac{{1}}{{16}} \,th$ of its initial value is .........$\mu s$

  • [IIT 2002]
  • A

    $400$

  • B

    $6.3$

  • C

    $40$

  • D

    $300$

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