1. Radioactive carbon-14 dating has determined that a fossil is 5.7, x 10' years old. What is the total amount of the original C4 still present in the fossil? (1) 0% (2) 25% (3) 50% (4) 75%
1. Radioactive carbon-14 dating has determined that a fossil is 5.7, x 10' years old. What is the total amount of the original C4 still present in the fossil? (1) 0% (2) 25% (3) 50% (4) 75%
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5. The
1. Radioactive carbon-14 dating has
determined that a fossil is 5.7, x 10' years
old. What is the total amount of the
num
The
best
original CH still present in the fossil?
(1)-
(3) 50%
(4) 75%
(1) 0%
(2) 25%
(2)
2. A sample of wood found in an aneient
tomb contains 25% of its original carbon-14.
The age of this wood sample is approximately
(3)
(1) 2,800 years (3) 11,400 ycars
(2) 5,700 ycars (4) 17,100 years 2
(4)
3. How much of an 800-gram sample
of potassium-40 will remain afler
3.9 x 10 years of radioactive decay?
6. An
ske
(1) 50 grams
(3) 200 grams
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Set 1-Radioactive Deca
5. The
1. Radioactive carbon-14 dating has
determined that a fossil is 5.7, x 10' years
old. What is the total amount of the
num
The
best
original CH still present in the fossil?
(1)-
(3) 50%
(4) 75%
(1) 0%
(2) 25%
(2)
2. A sample of wood found in an aneient
tomb contains 25% of its original carbon-14.
The age of this wood sample is approximately
(3)
(1) 2,800 years (3) 11,400 ycars
(2) 5,700 ycars (4) 17,100 years 2
(4)
3. How much of an 800-gram sample
of potassium-40 will remain afler
3.9 x 10 years of radioactive decay?
6. An
ske
(1) 50 grams
(3) 200 grams
25.
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