Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 45, Problem 42SP
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The fraction of C14 that will remain unchanged after a period of five half-livesif the half-life of Carbon-14 is 5.7×103 years.

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