SOLUTION: The half-life of carbon-14 is 5770 years. a. If you start with 1 gram of carbon-14, how long will it take for only 0.25 grams to remain? b. Assuming that we start with 25 grams

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Question 977781: The half-life of carbon-14 is 5770 years.
a. If you start with 1 gram of carbon-14, how long will it take for only 0.25 grams to remain?
b. Assuming that we start with 25 grams of carbon-14, find a formula that gives the amount of carbon-14 left after t years.

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