The half-life of a radioactive substance is $5$ years. After $x$ years,a given sample of the radioactive substance gets reduced to $6.25 \%$ of its initial value. The value of $x$ is ...............

  • A
    $20$
  • B
    $19$
  • C
    $21$
  • D
    $22$

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