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Alex777 [14]
3 years ago
13

A fossil contains 1/16 of the carbon-14 it began with. how old is the fossil?

Geography
1 answer:
Oduvanchick [21]3 years ago
7 0
It has gone through four half-lives of carbon-14 (5730 years<span> x 4 = </span>22920 years<span>)

It is 22920 years old. 

Hope this helps!</span>
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