Solved: Carbon Dating dating assumes that the carbon dioxide on the Earth today has the
Chapter 4, Problem 19(choose chapter or problem)
Carbon Dating dating assumes that the carbon dioxide on the Earth today has the same radioactive content as it did centuries ago. If this is true, then the amount of absorbed by a tree that grew several centuries ago should be the same as the amount of absorbed by a similar tree today. A piece of ancient charcoal contains only 15% as much of the radioactive carbon as a piece of modern charcoal. How long ago was the tree burned to make the ancient charcoal? (The half-life of is 5715 years.)
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