Asked by Ken
Calculate the age of a plant sample that shows about one-eighth of the carbon 14 of a living sample. The half-life of carbon 14 is about 5760a
How do you do this?
How do you do this?
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Answered by
drwls
A reduction to 1/8 the original C-14 content requires three half lives. A more frequently quoted half life is 5730 years.
They probably are looking for an answer of 17,280 years
They probably are looking for an answer of 17,280 years
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