A fossilized bone is found to contain 0.1% of its original amount of C-14. Determine the age of the fossil. (The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years.)
A fossilized bone is found to contain 0.1% of its original amount of C-14. Determine the age of the fossil. (The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years.)
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Transcribed Image Text:A fossilized bone is found to contain 0.1% of
its original amount of C-14. Determine the age
of the fossil. (The half-life of C-14 is 5730
years.)
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