Ask Question
15 November, 11:36

A sample of wood that originally contained 100 grams of carbon-14 now contains only 25 grams of carbon-14. approximately how many years ago was this sample part of a living tree?

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 15 November, 13:00
    0
    In order for 100 grams of Carbon 14 to decay to 25 grams, 2 half lives worth of time would have passed.

    log (100/25) / log (2) = 2 half lives

    2 * 5730 years = 11,460 years
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “A sample of wood that originally contained 100 grams of carbon-14 now contains only 25 grams of carbon-14. approximately how many years ago ...” in 📘 Chemistry if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers