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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5720 years and this is a fast-order reaction. If a piece of wood has converted 75 % of the carbon-14, then how old is it?
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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5720 years and this is a fast-order reaction. If a piece of wood has converted 75 % of the carbon-14, then how old is it?

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11445.8years

Step-by-step explanation:

Half-life of carbon-14 = 5720 years

First we have to calculate the rate constant, we use the formula :

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