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?

Question

asked May 1, 2017 67.7k views

1 Answer

← Prev Question Next Question →

Ask a Question

Ravikt · Answer 1 · 2017-05-06T04:45:09+0000

0 Half Life = 0 Years = 100%
1 Half Life = 5,730 Years = 50%
2 Half Life = 11,460 Years = 25%
3 Half Life = 17,190 Years = 12.5%

1/8 = 12.5% Hence = 3 Half Life = 17,190 Years

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?

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Related questions

Categories

Other Questions