SOLUTION: How long does it take 12 grams of carbon-14 to decay to 10 grams when the decay is exponential with an annual rate of decay of 0.0124%?
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Question 133943: How long does it take 12 grams of carbon-14 to decay to 10 grams when the decay is exponential with an annual rate of decay of 0.0124%?
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How long does it take 12 grams of carbon-14 to decay to 10 grams when the decay is exponential with an annual rate of decay of 0.0124%?
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Using the decay equation:
12 * (1-.000124)^t = 10
:
.999876^t =
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log(.999876^t) = log(); divided both sides by 12, using logs
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t*log(.999876) = log(); using log equiv of exponents
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-.00005385t = -.07918; find the actual logs
t =
t = 1,470 years
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Check on a calc, enter: 12(1-.000124)^1470 = 10.000
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