The radioactivity of a given sample of whisky due to tritium (half life $12.3$ years) was found to be only $3\%$ of that measured in a recently purchased bottle marked $"7$ years old". The sample must have been prepared about

  • A

    $220$ years back

  • B

    $300$ years back

  • C

    $400$ years back

  • D

    $70$ years back

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