Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. You discover a single carbon-14 nucleus in your laboratory. What is the probability that it will decay in the next 24 hours?
A. 4.9 x 10-7
B. 3.3 x 10-7
C. 4.8 x 10-7
D. It cannot be known unless the age of the nucleus is known.
B. 3.3 x 10-7
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