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  • 30-03-2018
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The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. Explain how to figure out the age of a substance that has 25% carbon-14 remaining.

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LaraH16
LaraH16 LaraH16
  • 30-03-2018
It would be 2865 years.
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Herbivore Herbivore
  • 31-03-2018

Multiply 5730 years by 2 since two half-lives have gone by for carbon.
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