Carbon-14 is used in radiocarbon dating. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5.73*10^3 years. How many milligrams of a 85.1 milligram sample of carbon-14 will be lost by radioactive decay during 2.87*10^4 years?  __________mg

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Carbon-14 is used in radiocarbon dating.

The half-life of carbon-14 is 5.73*10^3 years. How many milligrams of a 85.1 milligram sample of carbon-14 will be lost by radioactive decay during 2.87*10^4 years?

 __________mg

 
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