Question 24

(Multiple Choice)

The half life of 14C is 5,730 years.If you test a fossilized bone and find that it has 1/8th the 14C as a modern bone,you could conclude that it is approximately __ years old.


A) 5,730 × 1 = 5730
B) 5,730 × 3 = 17,190
C) 5,730 / 8 = 716
D) 5,730 × 2 = 11,460
E) 5,730 × 8 = 42,960

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