Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Use the equation we have derived for carbon dating, N(t) = No e – 0.0001216 , to answer the following question. It may be helpful to
know that the half-life of 14C is 5700 years.
Calculate the age of a fossil
If 12% of the initial amount of 4C in a sample remains, how much time has elapsed?
6384 years
Not enough information isprovided to answer the question. A
17,556 years
10,716 years
17.486 years
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Transcribed Image Text:Use the equation we have derived for carbon dating, N(t) = No e – 0.0001216 , to answer the following question. It may be helpful to know that the half-life of 14C is 5700 years. Calculate the age of a fossil If 12% of the initial amount of 4C in a sample remains, how much time has elapsed? 6384 years Not enough information isprovided to answer the question. A 17,556 years 10,716 years 17.486 years
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