An archaeologist analyses the wood in a prehistoric structure and finds that the ratio of ${C^{14}}$ (half-life $= 5700 \, years$) to ${C^{12}}$ is only one-fourth of that found in the cells of living plants. The age of the wood is about ........ $years$.

  • A
    $5700$
  • B
    $2850$
  • C
    $11400$
  • D
    $22800$

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