Question
Living organisms contain a certain amount of carbon-14. After death, this amount decays according to the equation in Exercise69 (this is used in carbon-14 dating). What percentage of an organism's carbon- 14 is still present 2580 years after death?
Solution
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1 of 2The amount present after years is given by the following equation:
If mg,\ then the carbon is present after years. Then
Cancel common factor 10 as follows:
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Therefore the carbon still present years after death is about where is the original amount present.
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