If Q0 is the quantity of radioactive carbon-14 in an organism at the time of death, the

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If Q0 is the quantity of radioactive carbon-14 in an organism at the time of death, the quantity, Q, remaining t years later is given by Q = Q0e0.000121t . (a) A skull uncovered at an archeological dig has 15% of the original amount of carbon-14 present. Estimate its age. (b) Calculate the half-life of carbon-14. 5

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