The Radiocarbon Content of ¹⁴C Decreases After the Death of a Living

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The radiocarbon content of ¹⁴C decreases after the death of a living system with a half-life of 5730 y. If an archaeologist working a dig finds an ancient firepit containing some partially consumed firewood and the wood contains only 12.5 percent of the ¹⁴C content of an equal carbon sample from a present-day tree, what is the age of the ancient site?

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