If a fossil sample originally contained 5 grams of carbon-14 and the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years.After 11,400 years how many grams of carbon-14 would remain

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Damian · Answer 1 · 2019-10-12T03:46:22+0000

because the half-life is 11, 400 years there would be 1/3 of 5 grams left in it which 1.75 grams
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there is 1.75 grams of carbon-14 left in the fossil sample

If a fossil sample originally contained 5 grams of carbon-14 and the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years.After 11,400 years how many grams of carbon-14 would remain

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