Concept explainers
To estimate the age of an organism, archaeologists measure the amount of carbon- 14 left in its remains. The approximate amount of carbon- 14 remaining after 5000 years can be found using the formula
where
To calculate: the approximate amount of carbon -14 remaining after 5000 years in scientific notation and originally contained
Answer to Problem 39P
The approximated amount of carbon -14 after 5000 years =
Explanation of Solution
Given:
He have given that initial amount of carbon -14 in a sample that is 5000 years old
=
Formula used:
Also he have given the formula used for this problem is
Where A0 is the initial amount of carbon -14 in a sample that is 5000 years old .
AndA is the approximated value of carbon -14 that we have to calculate.
Scientific Notation rules or definition
The proper format for scientific notation is
Calculation :
Hence now we put the initial amount of carbon -14 in the above formula
We getA=
=
=
=
=
which is the required scientific notation.
Conclusion:
Hence approximated value of carbon -14 after 5000 years=
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