The Half-Life of Carbon-14 Is Approximately 5,700 Years

question 66

Multiple Choice

The half-life of Carbon-14 is approximately 5,700 years.Using this information scientists have been able to determine the age of some artifacts left by humans.A scientist wants to know approximately how old a piece of wood was that she found on the floor in an old cave that had recently been discovered.She removed the wood (with permission) to her laboratory.Her wood sample contained 2 grams of Carbon-14.If the age of the wood was determined to be 22,800 years old,how much Carbon-14 originally existed in this piece of wood?

• A)32 grams
• B)16 grams
• C)12 grams
• D)8 grams
• E)4 grams

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