1. 15mg of Carbon-14 decays at a rate of .012% continuously a. How long until you are down to 10mg of the substance? b. How much carbon will you have in 3000 years?

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1. 15mg of Carbon-14 decays at a rate of .012% continuously
a. How long until you are down to 10mg of the substance?
b. How much carbon will you have in 3000 years?
ingroacor by 12% each year.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. 15mg of Carbon-14 decays at a rate of .012% continuously a. How long until you are down to 10mg of the substance? b. How much carbon will you have in 3000 years? ingroacor by 12% each year. F
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