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4 October, 07:28

C-14 has a half life if approximately 5700 years how many years will it take for the radioactivity of a sample to reach one-fourth of its original amount

A. 1425

B. 5700

C. 11400

D. 22800

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  1. 4 October, 08:53
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    This is an easy half-life problem.

    Every half-life, a substance loses half its radioactivity. So, after 2 half-lives, a substance will have a quarter of its radioactivity.

    2 * 5,700 = 11,400 years

    answer is C
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