Carbon dating can be used to get a measurement of the age of a carbon-containing sample. (Scientists use mass spectroscopy and measure ratios of isotopes, which is a bit more complicated than can be replicated here.) Using the curve you created in Step 1, determine the age of a sample with this amount of radioactivity left: 75% 50% 25% 0%

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  1. Carbon dating can be used to get a measurement of the age of a carbon-containing sample. (Scientists use mass spectroscopy and measure ratios of isotopes, which is a bit more complicated than can be replicated here.) Using the curve you created in Step 1, determine the age of a sample with this amount of radioactivity left:
    1. 75%
    2. 50%
    3. 25%
    4. 0%
3:30 PM Fri Aug 20
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