SOLUTION: In Feb 2006 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, a team of archaeologists uncovered the first tomb since King Tut's tomb was found in 1922. The tomb contained five wooden sarcopha

Question 323221: In Feb 2006 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, a team of archaeologists uncovered the first tomb since King Tut's tomb was found in 1922. The tomb contained five wooden sarcophagi that contained mummies. The archaeologists believed that the mummies are from the 18th Dynasty, about 3300 to 3500 years ago. Determine the amount of carbon-14 that the mummies have lost. (Recall the half-life of carbon-14 is 5750 years.)
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In Feb 2006 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, a team of archaeologists
uncovered the first tomb since King Tut's tomb was found in 1922.
The tomb contained five wooden sarcophagi that contained mummies.
The archaeologists believed that the mummies are from the 18th Dynasty, about 3300 to 3500 years ago.
Determine the amount of carbon-14 that the mummies have lost.
(Recall the half-life of carbon-14 is 5750 years.)
:
The carbon 14, formula: A = Ao*2^(-t/5750)
where
A = amt after t yrs (We will use per cent)
Ao = initial amt (let it = 1)
t = time in yrs
:
A = 1*2^(-3400/5750)
A = 2^-.5913
A = .6637 or 66.37% remain
therefore
100 - 66.37 = 33.63% has been lost

RELATED QUESTIONS
The Great Pyramid of Egypt, the burial tomb of King Cheops has a square base. It is 481.4 (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 35 percent of the carbon-14 that is... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 35 percent of the carbon-14 that is... (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)

This exercise uses the radioactive decay model. A wooden artifact from an ancient... (answered by solver91311)

Here you see the tomb of Diophantis 1/6 of his life god granted him youth. After 1/12... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

A person removes two aces and a king from a deck of 52 playing cards, and draws, without... (answered by greenestamps)

In a game of Texas Hold 'em poker, of the 8 cards already out on the table, 3 are kings. (answered by edjones)

An Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of Carbon-14 present is only about... (answered by josgarithmetic)