Multiple Choice
Carbon-14 (14C) has a half-life of approximately 6000 years. A researcher investigating a piece of ancient wood determines that there is only 1/4 as much 14C present in the wood now as there was when the tree that the wood came from was alive. How old is the piece of wood?
A) 12,000 years
B) The age cannot be determined from this information.
C) 9000 years
D) 24,000 years
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