The half-life of $_{6}^{14}C$ having a decay constant of $2.25 \times 10^{-4} \text{ year}^{-1}$ is .......... years.

  • A
    $5780$
  • B
    $5730$
  • C
    $3080$
  • D
    $3000$

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