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The half life of 14C is 5730 years. What fraction of the 14C nuclei in a sample are left after 9580 years? The amount of 14C in an old, isolated sample of vegetation is 0.666 that expected from a present day sample with an equivalent carbon content. Calculate the age of the old sample in years.
The half life of 14C is 5730 years. What fraction of the 14C nuclei in a sample are left after 9580 years? The amount of 14C in an old, isolated sample of vegetation is 0.666 that expected from a present day sample with an equivalent carbon content. Calculate the age of the old sample in years.
Elin HesselLv2
26 Apr 2019