The half-life of a radioactive substance is $100 \ s$. How many grams of the radioactive substance will remain after $5 \ min$ if the initial amount is $8 \ g$ (in $g$)?

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $2$
  • D
    $1.5$

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Given below are two statements:
Statement $I$: The law of radioactive decay states that the number of nuclei undergoing the decay per unit time is directly proportional to the total number of nuclei in the sample.
Statement $II$: The half-life of a radionuclide is the time required for the number of radioactive nuclei to reduce to half of its initial value at time $t = 0$.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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