The half life of a radioactive substance is $20$ minutes. In $........\,minutes$ time,the activity of substance drops to $\left(\frac{1}{16}\right)^{ th }$ of its initial value.

  • [NEET 2023]
  • A

    $80$

  • B

    $20$

  • C

    $40$

  • D

    $60$

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