Carbon-14 has a half life of 5730 years, how many grams of a 4.0 g sample would be left after 3.5 half-lifes?

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Carbon-14 has a half life of 5730 years, how many grams of a 4.0 g sample would be left after 3.5 half-lifes?

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4/2 2/2 1/2 0.5/1/2 = 0.325

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