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  • 13-02-2017
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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. In a plant fossil, you find that the 14C has decayed to 1/8.00 of the original amount. How long ago was this plant alive?

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  • 13-02-2017
Take three half lives.

5730 x 3 = 17190
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