$A$ freshly prepared radioactive sample of half-life $1$ hour emits radiations that are $128$ times as intense as the permissible safe limit. The minimum time after which this sample can be safely used is ......... $hours$.

  • A
    $14$
  • B
    $7$
  • C
    $128$
  • D
    $256$

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