A system generates data at a rate of 5 Mbps. In order to provide resistance to bit errors, a rate $$\frac{1}{2}$$ error correcting code is applied. Further, the data is mapped to a 16-QAM constellation. Whatis the resulting symbol rate?

A

1.25 Msps

B

2.5 Msps

C

5 Msps

D

10 Msps