[Review Toplcs] [References) Use the References to access important values if needed for this question. Carbon-14 is used in radiocarbon dating. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5.73 × 10º years. If you begin with 50.6 milligrams of carbon-14, how many milligrams will you have left after 2.29 × 10* years have passed? mg

[Review Toplcs] [References) Use the References to access important values if needed for this question. Carbon-14 is used in radiocarbon dating. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5.73 × 10º years. If you begin with 50.6 milligrams of carbon-14, how many milligrams will you have left after 2.29 × 10* years have passed? mg

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