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27 October, 00:56

A sample of wood that originally contained 100 grams of carbon-14 now contains only 25 grams of carbon-14. approximately how many years ago was this sample part of a living tree?

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  1. 27 October, 01:14
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    In order for 100 grams of Carbon 14 to decay to 25 grams, 2 half lives worth of time would have passed.

    log (100/25) / log (2) = 2 half lives

    2 * 5730 years = 11,460 years
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