Approximately How Old Is a Fossil That Has a Little

question 19

Multiple Choice

Approximately how old is a fossil that has a little more than 6% of its original radioactivity? The half-life of carbon-14 used in dating artifacts is 5700 years.

• A)57,000 years
• B)34,200 years
• C)20,000 years
• D)11,400 years
• E)5700 years

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