Solve the Problem. -Radioactive Carbon-14 Has a Continuous Compound Rate of Decay of of Decay

question 99

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Radioactive carbon-14 has a continuous compound rate of decay of r = -0.000124. Estimate the age of a skull uncovered at an archaeological site if 6% of the original amount of carbon-14 is still present. (Compute answer
To the nearest year.)

• A) 124,027 yr
• B) 20,032 yr
• C) 22,689 yr
• D) 470 yr

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