Use this paragraph: The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years. A certain sample of wood has 20 grams of carbon-14 when it is alive.
How many grams of carbon will it have after 5,700 years?
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10 grams
10 grams
5 grams
5 grams
2 grams
2 grams
40 grams
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The correct answer is 10 grams. After 5,700 years, half of the carbon-14 in the sample will decay, leaving behind 10 grams.
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