Suppose the Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope Is 900 Years

question 83

Short Answer

Suppose the half-life of a radioactive isotope is 900 years.Of the total amount of that element assimilated by living organisms into their tissues, 0.002 percent consists of the radioactive isotope.If you were to find a skeleton of an organism that had 0.0005 percent of the element as the radioactive isotope, it would be estimated to be _______ years old.

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