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Carbon Dating

Use the equation we have derived for carbon dating, N(t) = N0 − 0.0001216 t, to answer the following question. It may be helpful to know that the half-life of 14C is 5700 years.

Problem 2- Calculate the age of a fossil

Approximately how old is a fossil with 12 g of 14C if it initially possessed 32 g of 14C?

     
 
A.
≈ 5896 years old
 
B.
≈ 9975 years old
 
C.
≈ 8550 years old
 
D.
≈ 8066 years old
 
E.
≈ 11,470 years old

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