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?

(1 point)
Responses

10 grams
10 grams

5 grams
5 grams

2 grams
2 grams

40 grams

The correct answer is 10 grams. After 5,700 years, half of the carbon-14 in the sample will decay, leaving behind 10 grams.