Carbon decaying and decaying........
Number Theory
Level
3
Given that Carbon-14 decays at a constant rate in such a way that it reduces to 50% in 5568 years.Then, find the age of an old wooden piece in which the carbon is only 12.5% of the original.
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The answer is 16704.
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Originally, C-14 is at 100% C-14 decays to 50 % in 5568 years C-14 decays to 25% in another 5568 years C-14 decays to 12.5% in another 5568 years
C-14 reduces to 12.5% in total 16704 years