Half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. A piece of wood that contained 0.200g of Carbon-14 when it was alive now contains 0.0125g of Carbon-14. How old is the piece of wood? 5730 years old 11460 years old 17190 years old 22920 years old?
1 Answer
Sep 11, 2016
22920
Explanation:
I = initial amount, A = current amount, t = years
I=0.200g, A= 0.0125g, solve for t