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tensa zangetsu [6.8K]
3 years ago
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A sample of wood that originally contained 100 grams of carbon-14 now contains only 25 grams of carbon-14. approximately how man

y years ago was this sample part of a living tree?
Chemistry
1 answer:
BARSIC [14]3 years ago
6 0
In order for 100 grams of Carbon 14 to decay to 25 grams, 2 half lives worth of time would have passed. 

<span>log(100/25) / log(2) = 2 half lives </span>

<span>2 * 5730 years = 11,460 years</span>
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