When a living organism dies, the amount of Carbon-14 in its system begins to decrease exponentially. Given that the half-life of Carbon-14 is 5,730 years, answer the following: a.) What is the exact value of the rate of decay for Carbon-14?
b.) If a bone is found to contain 61% of the Carbon-14 in an equivalent living organism, how old is the bone? (Round to the nearest year)
The bone is approximately years old.
c.) After 6250 years what percent of Carbon-14 will remain in the bone? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
Approximately
% will remain after 6250 years.
b.) If a bone is found to contain 61% of the Carbon-14 in an equivalent living organism, how old is the bone? (Round to the nearest year)
The bone is approximately years old.
c.) After 6250 years what percent of Carbon-14 will remain in the bone? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
Approximately
% will remain after 6250 years.
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