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Irina18 [472]
3 years ago
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Scientist can determine the age of ancient objects by a method called radiocarbon dating. The bombardment of the upper atmospher

e by cosmic rays converts nitrogen to a radioactive isotope of carbon, 14C, with a half-life of about 5730 years. Vegetation absorbs carbon dioxide through the atmosphere and animal life assimilates 14C through food chains. When a plant or animal dies, it stops replacing its carbon and the amount of 14C begins to decrease through radioactive decay. Therefore, the level of radioactivity must also decay exponentially. A parchment fragment was discovered that had about 64% as much 14C radioactivity as does plant material on Earth today. Estimate the age of the parchment. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred years.) yr
Biology
1 answer:
IRISSAK [1]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

3688.323years

Explanation:

Given-

Half life of 14C = 5730years

As we know -

A_{(t)} = A_0e^{kt}

Where

A_{(t)} = Mass of radioactive carbon after a time period "t"

A_0= initial mass of radioactive carbon

k =radioactive decay constant

t =time

First we will find the value of "k"

\frac{1}{2} = (1)*e^{k*5730}\\

On solving, we get -

e^{5730*k}= 0.5\\5730*k = ln(0.5)\\k = -0.000121

Now, when mass of 14C becomes 64% of the plant  material on earth today, then its age would be

A_{(t)} = A_0*e^{(-0.000121*t)}\\A_{(t)}= 0.64*A_0\\0.64*A_0 = A_0*e-^{(0.000121*t)}\\t = 3688.323years

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