A tree falls in a forest. How many years must pass before the 14C activity in 1.00 g of the tree’s carbon drops to 1.00 decay per hour?
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A tree falls in a forest. How many years must pass before the 14C activity in 1.00 g of the tree’s carbon drops to 1.00 decay per hour?
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