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

  • A
    $80$
  • B
    $20$
  • C
    $40$
  • D
    $60$

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