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Mamont248 [21]
4 years ago
7

If you could know that a fossil that is 10,000 years old started with 20 mg of carbon-14, how much would you expect that same fo

ssil to have today?
Biology
1 answer:
mixas84 [53]4 years ago
7 0
The half life of Carbon 14 is 5730 years. By substituting the given figures to the formula x=I(1/2)^n where x is the amount of the remaining material, I is the initial amount and n is the quotient between the time elapsed and carbon 14's halflife. You will arise with the formula x=20(1/2)^1.745. You will get 5.97 mg.
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