Carbon-14 has an activity of 0.25 Bq per gram of carbon for living organisms. The half-life of 14C is 5730 years. If a sample of charcoal from an archeological dig yields a 14C activity of 0.15 Bq per gram of carbon, how old is the material?
A) 6.6 × 103 y
B) 5.1 × 103 y
C) 4.2 × 103 y
D) 1.7 × 103 y
E) 1.4 × 103 y
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