A hiker in Africa discovers a skull that contains 32% of its original amount of C-14. find the age of the skull.

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Makaila Lambert

19 November, 12:40

A hiker in Africa discovers a skull that contains 32% of its original amount of C-14. find the age of the skull.

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Madeline Mahoney · Answer 1

According to a formula that I found online, we have

t = [ ln (N / N0) / (-0.693) ] * 5730 where t is the age of the fossil, N / N0 is the percent of C-14 that remains and 5730 is the half-life of C-14 ... so we have

t = (ln (.63) / (-0.693)) * 5730 = about 3820 yrs old