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Carbon dating can be applied to organic materials up to 5.0 x 10* years old. What percentage of the original "Cis present in a sample after this much time? The half-life of "Cis 5730 yr.

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Carbon dating can be applied to organic materials up to 5.0 x 10* years old. What percentage of the original Cis present in a sample after this much time? The half-life of "Cis
5730 yr.
O 8.7%
O 0.80%
O 0.24%
O 0.0011%

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