The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6000 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal formed by burning of living wood 15,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon-14 would remain today?

A) between one-fourth and one-eighth B) between one-half and one-fourth
C) more than one-half D) between one-half and one-third


A

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