The half-life of a radioactive element is $1600$ years. The fraction of the sample that remains undecayed after $6400$ years will be:

  • A
    $\frac{1}{16}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{8}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{24}$

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