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28 July, 07:35

Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. Suppose a fossil from a mammal contains one-fourth of its original amount of carbon-14. How old is the sample?

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  1. 28 July, 09:30
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    1/4 would mean that it has undergone 2 half lives therefore 5730 x 2 = 11460 years old.
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