1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Rom4ik [11]
3 years ago
10

A skull believed to belong to an ancient human being has a carbon-14 decay rate of 5.4 disintegrations per minute per gram of ca

rbon (5.4 dis/min*gC). If living organisms have a decay rate of 15.3 dis/min*gC, how old is this skull
Physics
1 answer:
larisa86 [58]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

9.43*10^3 year

Explanation:

For this question, we ought to remember, or know that the half life of carbon 14 is 5730, and that would be vital in completing the calculation

To start with, we use the formula

t(half) = In 2/k,

if we make k the subject of formula, we have

k = in 2/t(half), now we substitute for the values

k = in 2 / 5730

k = 1.21*10^-4 yr^-1

In(A/A•) = -kt, on rearranging, we find out that

t = -1/k * In(A/A•)

The next step is to substitite the values for each into the equation, giving us

t = -1/1.21*10^-4 * In(5.4/15.3)

t = -1/1.21*10^-4 * -1.1041

t = 0.943*10^4 year

You might be interested in
Winds tend to rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the ___ (northern or southern) Hemisphere as they move into a low press
lana [24]

Answer:

Winds tend to rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the center of northern and southern hemisphere.

Explanation:

The wind blows clockwise around a high pressure area  in the northern hemisphere and the wind blows counter - clockwise around low pressure.  

In the northern hemisphere High-pressure systems rotate clockwise direction and in the southern hemisphere  low-pressure systems rotate clockwise direction.

 

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
According to Newton's Second Law, the force of the club hitting the golf ball will cause it to accelerate. At the moment of impa
vazorg [7]

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

<h3>According to Newton's third law, for every reaction there will be equal and opposite reaction</h3>

Here in this case the force of the club hitting the golf ball will be in one direction and the force acting on club due to golf ball will be in opposite direction and magnitude of this force will be same as the magnitude of the force of the club hitting the golf ball

In this case the action will be the force of the club hitting the golf ball and reaction will be the force acting on club due to golf ball

∴ The club pushes against to golf ball with a force equal and opposite to the force of the golf ball on the club  

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Calculate the Potential Energy of an object that has a mass of 14-kg and is located at a height of 24-m?
inessss [21]
Potential Energy= 24m * 14kg * 9.8N/kg = 3292.8J
4 0
3 years ago
Which is an si metric unit of measurement that is used to record the heat transfer of a solution in a classroom investigation?
kumpel [21]
The SI unit for heat energy is joule
4 0
3 years ago
On Mars, where air resistance is negligible, an astronaut drops a rock from a cliff and notes that the rock falls about d meters
dimulka [17.4K]

Answer:

d_1 = 16 d

Explanation:

As we know that initial speed of the fall of the stone is ZERO

v_i = 0

also the acceleration due to gravity on Mars is g

so we have

d = v_i t + \frac{1}{2}gt^2

now we have

d = 0 + \frac{1}{2}g t^2

now if the same is dropped for 4t seconds of time

then again we will use above equation

d_1 = 0 + \frac{1}{2}g(4t)^2

d_1 = 16(\frac{1}{2}gt^2)

d_1 = 16 d

7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • A unique type of basketball is played on the planet zarth. During the game, a player flies above the basket and drops the ball i
    12·2 answers
  • If the current and the resistance in a circuit both double, what will happen to the voltage?
    7·1 answer
  • A force of 35 N acts on a ball for 0.2 s. If the ball is initially at rest:
    15·1 answer
  • An object that has negative acceleration is definitely doing what?
    9·1 answer
  • What happens to the kinetic energy of an object, if its velocity is doubled?
    15·2 answers
  • Help!! Sorry for the picture being sideways
    14·1 answer
  • Imagine an alternate universe where all of the quantum number rules were identical to ours except m_{s} had three allowed values
    8·1 answer
  • PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE! BRAINLEST ​
    8·1 answer
  • A bicyclist, initially at rest, begins pedaling and gaining speed steadily for 4.90s during which she covers 25.0m.
    11·1 answer
  • Plz help owo
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!