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22 May, 01:37

A 2,000g of c-14 is left to decay radioactively. the half-life of carbon-14 is approximately 5,700 years. what fraction of the sample will remain after 17,100 years?

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  1. 22 May, 02:03
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    For this problem, we use the formula for radioactive decay which is expressed as follows:

    An = Aoe^-kt

    where An is the amount left after time t, Ao is the initial amount and k is a constant.

    We calculate as follows:

    An = Aoe^-kt

    0.5 = e^-k (5700)

    k = 1.22x10^-4

    An = Aoe^-kt

    An = 2000 e^-1.22x10^-4 (17100)

    An = 248 g left
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