a fossilized tree killed by a volcano was studied it had 105 percent of the amount of carbon 14

Name: a fossilized tree killed by a volcano was studied it had 105 percent of the amount of carbon 14 found in a sample of the same size from a tree that is alive today when did the volcanic erupt 87856
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Description: a fossilized tree killed by a volcano was studied it had 105 percent of the amount of carbon 14 found in a sample of the same size from a tree that is alive today when did the volcanic erupt 87856

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Cyra Jelle Calleja · Accepted Answer

1. We know that the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years.

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A fossilized tree killed by a volcano was studied. It had 10.5 percent of the amount of carbon-14 found in a sample of the same size from a tree that is alive today. When did the volcanic eruption take place? (Hint: carbon dating)

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