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Half-life period of C14 is about 
 

Option: 1

500 year 
 


Option: 2

5730 year 
 


Option: 3

50 year 
 


Option: 4

 5 x 104 year
 


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As discussed in Evidence of Organic Evolution: Paleontological Evidence -

 

C14 takes about 5730 years to let the half of the material to decay and therefore, considered as its half-life. Hence, the correct option is (b).
 

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