Carbon obtained from a sample of frozen skin in a glacier is found to have one-half the 14c-to-12c ratio of present-day carbon.
about how old is the skin? the half-life of 14c is 5730
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<h3>Answer:</h3>
495 g K₃N
<h3>General Formulas and Concepts:</h3><u>Math</u>
<u>Pre-Algebra</u>
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Brackets
- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Left to Right<u> </u>
<u>Chemistry</u>
<u>Atomic Structure</u>
- Reading a Periodic Table
<u>Stoichiometry</u>
- Using Dimensional Analysis
<u>Step 1: Define</u>
3.77 mol K₃N
<u>Step 2: Identify Conversions</u>
Molar Mass of K - 39.10 g/mol
Molar Mass of N - 14.01 g/mol
Molar Mass of K₃N - 3(39.10) + 14.01 = 131.31 g/mol
<u>Step 3: Convert</u>
- Set up:
- Multiply/Divide:
<u>Step 4: Check</u>
<em>Follow sig fig rules and round. We are given 3 sig figs.</em>
495.039 g K₃N ≈ 495 g K₃N