Inactive Tutor answered • 05/03/17
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0.802a0 = a0(0.5)t/5750
0.802 = (0.5)t/5750
ln 0.802 = (t/5750) ln 0,5
Can you calculate for t?
Heather J.
asked • 05/02/17The radioactive element carbon -14
The radioactive element carbon -14 has a half life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a nation has lost 80.2% of their carbon -14. How old were the bones at the time they were discovered
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