The half life of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 is 5,730 years. how many years will it take a 50-gram mass of carbon-14 to decay to 5 grams

Shervin Ivari asked Jan 16, 2023

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Shervin Ivari asked Jan 16, 2023

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Let's begin by listing out the given information:

Half-life (carbon) = 5,730 years

Initial mass (carbon) = 50 g

Final mass (carbon) = 5g

The number of years this will take is given by:

Matt Welch answered Jan 20, 2023

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