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if the charcoal from an ancient fire contains 1/512 amount of carbon-14 as a living tree, how long ago did the fire occur? the half life of carbon-14 is 5730 years
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if the charcoal from an ancient fire contains 1/512 amount of carbon-14 as a living tree, how long ago did the fire occur? the half life of carbon-14 is 5730 years

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11.19 half lives

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