The Half-Life of ¹⁴C Is 5,730 Yr

question 77

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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