The half-life of carbon-14 is about 5730 years. Find the number of years needed to decay the initial amount of 80 grams of carbon-14 to the new amount 20 grams.
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We know that the half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. This means that after 5730 years, half of the initial amount of carbon-14 will remain. Show more…
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