Question

The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6000 years. assume that a sample of charcoal is formed by burning of living wood 15,000 years ago. how much of the original carbon-14 would remain today?

Answer 1

The daughter isotope has an atomic number one less than the parent and a mass number two less. : A. : 1 20) The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6000 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal formed byburning of living wood 15,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon-14 would remain today? A) more than one-half