Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. In a plant fossil, you find that the #""^14C# has decayed to 1/32.0 of the original amount. How long ago was this plant alive?
Explain it to me how to do it. I'm confused
Explain it to me how to do it. I'm confused
1 Answer
May 17, 2018
Explanation:
Per Half Life, The Specimen Decays by half the amount present previously.
As,
The Carbon-14 specimen has undergone
The Half-Life of Carbon-14 is =
So, 5 half-lives of Carbon-14 is =
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