A 1-gram sample of wood is taken from an ancient site.If the Carbon-14 activity of the sample is 12.5% that of present-day organic material,what is the age of the wood? (T1/2 for 14C is 5 730 years)
A) 4 460 years
B) 8 600 years
C) 13 150 years
D) 17 200 years
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