Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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Author: Mark S. Cracolice, Ed Peters
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 4PE
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The percentage of carbon -14 remaining in a 1.7×104 years old sample is to be predicted.

Concept introduction:

Half-life is defined as the time required for the number of nuclides to reach half of the original value. The remaining mass of a sample is calculated by the formula shown below.

R=S×(1/2)n

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