Carbon-14 decays at a regular exponential rate. The half-life of carbon-14 is approximately 5730 years. If an artifact that originally contained 94 grams of carbon- 14 now contains 30 grams of carbon-14, how old is it? (Round to the nearest year). Use the Math Editor if necessary.
Carbon-14 decays at a regular exponential rate. The half-life of carbon-14 is approximately 5730 years. If an artifact that originally contained 94 grams of carbon- 14 now contains 30 grams of carbon-14, how old is it? (Round to the nearest year). Use the Math Editor if necessary.
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Transcribed Image Text:Carbon-14 decays at a regular exponential rate. The half-life of carbon-14 is
approximately 5730 years. If an artifact that originally contained 94 grams of carbon-
14 now contains 30 grams of carbon-14, how old is it? (Round to the nearest year).
Use the Math Editor if necessary.
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