An artifact originally had 16 grams of carbon-14 present. The decay model Upper A equals 16 e Superscript negative 0.000121 t d

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escribes the amount of carbon-14 present after t years. Use the model to determine how many grams of carbon-14 will be present in 6587 years.

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jasenka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T00:38:36+03:00

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Answer:

7.21 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

The Decay Model is given as:

$A=16e^{-0.000121 t}$

When t=6587 years

The amount of grams of carbon-14 that will be present is:

$A(6587)=16e^{-0.000121X6587}\\=7.21\: grams$

There will be 7.21 grams of Carbon-14 after 6587 years.

An artifact originally had 16 grams of​ carbon-14 present. The decay model Upper A equals 16 e Superscript negative 0.000121 t d