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Suppose that 10 grams of carbon ( 14C )is released in a nuclear energy plant accident. How long will it take for the 10 gramto decay to 1 gram?
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Answered by bobpursley
look up the half-life of C14

1=10e^(-.693 t/thalf)

solve for t

Hint. Take Ln of each side.
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