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Question 289033: Hello,
I am having trouble with this question - could you please provide me with the steps, and solution?
If the half-life of Carbon 14 is 5730 years, how muc will remain of an initial 3 gms after 1000 years?
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Half life formula is given by
A=y(1/2)^t/h
A= 3(1/2)^1000/5730
A= 2.6581