<span>Soil is partially the result of the physical and chemical weathering of its parent rock. The minerals found in the soil were either in that parent rock, or they were formed from the weathering products of the parent rock.</span>
The first question's answer is
Answer:
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Explanation:
AT = A0 e(-T/H)
... where A0 is the starting activity, AT is the activity at some time T, and H is the half-life, in units of T.
Substituting what we know, we get...
0.71 = (1) e(-T/5730)
Solve for T...
loge(0.71) = -T/5730
T = -loge(0.71)(5730)
T = 1962 (conservatively rounded, T = 2000)
similarly for all
for aboriginal charcoal
0.28 = (1) e(-T/5730)
Solve for T...
loge(0.28) = -T/5730
T = -loge(0.28)(5730)
T = 7294 (conservatively rounded, T = 7000)
for mayan headdress
0.89 = (1) e(-T/5730)
Solve for T...
loge(0.89) = -T/5730
T = -loge(0.89)(5730)
T = 667 (conservatively rounded, T = 700)
for neanderthal
0.05 = (1) e(-T/5730)
Solve for T...
loge(0.05) = -T/5730
T = -loge(0.05)(5730)
T = 17165 (conservatively rounded, T = 17000)
