If a fossil is 1/4 of the Carbon-14 it began with. How old is the fossil? A.12000 B.11460 C.11000 D.713

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Montooner · Answer 1 · 2022-10-01T18:07:40+0000

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half of the original c-14 isotope remain in the fossil 5730 years after the organisms died. 1/4 of the original isotope will remain 5730 years after that or 11460 years after the organism died.

If a fossil is 1/4 of the Carbon-14 it began with. How old is the fossil? A.12000 B.11460 C.11000 D.713

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