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Estimating the Age of a Tree A Piece of a charcoal is found to contain
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To calculate: The number of years before the tree from which the charcoal camedied, where a piece of charcoal contain
Answer to Problem 11AYU
Solution:
The tree had died about
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
A piece of charcoal contains
Formula used:
The amount
Calculation:
Half-life of the carbon-
By substituting value of
Now, simplify this equation for
By taking logarithm of both sides,
Now, substitute this value of
If the amount
By dividing both sides by
By taking logarithm on both sides,
Thus, the tree had died about
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