The Half-Life of ¹⁴C Is 5,730 Yr

question 108

Multiple Choice

The half-life of ¹⁴C is 5,730 yr. Assuming some charcoal from a campfire 29,000 years old was found, what fraction of the original C-14 would remain today

• A) 3.0 * 10^-2
• B) 0.197
• C) 3.51
• D) 33.3
• E) None of these.

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