SOLUTION: Wood deposits recovered from an archaeological site contain 13% of the C-14 they originally contained. How long ago did the tree from which the wood was obtained die? (Assume the h
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Question 1192687: Wood deposits recovered from an archaeological site contain 13% of the C-14 they originally contained. How long ago did the tree from which the wood was obtained die? (Assume the half life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Nf=Noe^(-kt)
(1/2)=e^(-kt) for half life
ln(1/2)=(-5730k)
-0.693=-5730k
k=0.0001210
now Nf/No=0.13
so 0.13=e^(-0.0001210t)
ln both sides to remove e
-2.040=-0.0001210t
t=16,861 years.
13% is not quite 3 half lives (12.5% is), which is 17,190 years, so the answer makes sense.
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If using the description for this model, then A=100, y=13 but first need a value for k.
Half-life information means if A=100 and y=50, then ,
How long ago the tree died?
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