Link to textbook: Construct a model equation for the real-life situation.
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- Doubling time growth pt. 2
- Radioactive Decay and Law of Cooling
Part A. Describe the amount of carbon-14 remaining after years. The initial amount of carbon-14, , is already included below.
Part B. Solve the equation above for written in terms of the ratio of carbon-14 remaining, .
Part C. The equation above is used to carbon-date objects. To solidify this idea, use the model in Part B. to solve the following problem.
A bone fragment is found that contains of its original carbon-14. To the nearest year, how old is the bone?