The half- life of carbon- 14 is about 5730 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal formed by burning wood that lived 25,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon- 14 would remain today?
A) 1/4 to 1/8
B) 1/2 to 1/4
C) 1/8 to 1/16
D) 1/16 to 1/32
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