Question

Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. It is used in "carbon dating" to determine the age of once living organisms. How much of a 144 gram sample of C-14 will remain after 17,190 years have past.

Answer 1

5730

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Answer 2

18 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

Because 17,190 yrs divided by the amount of years it takes for a half-life to occur is 3. So 3 half life’s happen, so you divide 144/2 once, equaling 72. You divide 72/2 again (another half-life) and you get 36. You then calculate the third half life by dividing 36/2 which equals 18 grams.