- How much time does it take for 1 half-life to occur?   -Approximately how many half-lives are there in 20,000 years?   -If 30 percent of the carbon-14 atoms remain in a sample, how long ago did the organism die?

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- How much time does it take for 1 half-life to occur?

 

-Approximately how many half-lives are there in 20,000 years?

 

-If 30 percent of the carbon-14 atoms remain in a sample, how long ago did the organism die?

Decay of Carbon-14
Age of sample (years)
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0000E
00007
0000
% Carbon-14 atoms remaining
Transcribed Image Text:Decay of Carbon-14 Age of sample (years) 0000S 0000 0000E 00007 0000 % Carbon-14 atoms remaining
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