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an archaeologist in turkey discovers a spear head that contains 53% of its original amount of c-14

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you got it mixed up with 63% for your question.

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The spear is 4620 years old.


N=N0e^-kt

N0 = initial amount of C-14 (at time t = 0)

N = amount of C-14 at time t

t = time, in years

k = 0.0001

N/N0 = e^-kt

we know N/N0 is 0.63

so we have:

0.63 = e^-kt

we can take the ln of both sides, leaving us with:

ln0.63 = -kt

t = ln0.63 / -(0.0001)

t = 4620 years

hope this helps with your thing!


-keynerd23

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