Description
A paleontologist finds an unidentified bone. In the laboratory, she finds that the Carbon-14 found in the bone is ⅓ of that found in living bone tissue. How old is the bone? Round to the nearest whole number. (use the equation for Carbon-14 half life found in your book y=ae -0.00012t)
about 398 years
about 916 years
about 3976 years
about 9155 years
Explanation & Answer
We don't know a but we know thata*e^(-0.00012*t) = (1/3) * a.a is...