Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. In a plant fossil, you find that the 14C has decayed to 1/8.00 of the original amount. How long ago was this plant alive?

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Jason Siefken · Answer 1 · 2018-07-04T15:16:35+0000

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Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.0 days Starting with 2.00 g of 32P

, how many grams will remain after 84.0 days.