The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. How long does it take for 3.6 grams of carbon-14 to be reduced to 0?
1 Answer
Mar 31, 2016
It takes an indefinitely long time.
Explanation:
For every half-life that passes, the mass of the carbon-14 is reduced by half. Suppose there were
After 1 half-life, the amount of C-14 left is
After 2 half-life, the amount of C-14 left is
After 3 half-life, the amount of C-14 left is
After
Notice that the amount of C-14 left (