The age of an ancient tree trunk is estimated using radiocarbon dating.If the trunk has a C-14 decay rate that is 34% of what it is in living plants,how old is the trunk? The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years.
A) 2.92 × 104 years
B) 1.94 × 104 years
C) 8.92 × 103 years
D) 5.31 × 103 years
E) 1.74 × 102 years
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