Asked by ashanti riley
Radioactive carbon-14 dating has determined that a fossil is 5:7 (103) years old. What is the total amount of the original (C14) still present in the fossil?
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Answered by
oobleck
C14 has a half-life of 5730 years. the fraction of C14 remaining is
(1/2)^(5700/5730) = 0.5018
I expect they just wanted 1/2 as the answer.
(1/2)^(5700/5730) = 0.5018
I expect they just wanted 1/2 as the answer.
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