Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 16PS
Interpreting Data. As shown in Figure 2.17, radiometric dating can be used to determine the age of biological materials. Carbon-14 makes up about 1part per trillion of naturally occurring carbon. When an organism dies, its body contains 1 carbon-14 atom per trillion total carbon atoms. After 5,700 years (the half-life of carbon-14), its body contains one-half as much carbon-14; the other half has decayed and is no longer present. French scientists determined that prehistoric cave paintings were made using natural dyes about 13,000 years ago. How much carbon-14 must the scientists have found in the cave paintings to support this result? Express your answer in both percentage of carbon-14 remaining and in parts of carbon-14 per trillion.
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