Half-life is the time in which $50\%$ of a radioactive element disintegrates. Carbon-$14$ disintegrates $50\%$ in $5770$ years. Find the half-life of carbon-$14$ in years.
- A$5770$
- B$11540$
- C$\sqrt{5770}$
- DNone of the above
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