A few days ago
Anonymous

Math help please!?

Carbon-11 decays at a rate of 3.5% per minute. Assume that 100% is

present at time 0 min.

a. What percentage remains after 1 min?

b. Write the equation that expresses the percentage of carbon-11 remaining as a

function of time.

c. What is the half-life of carbon-11?

d. Explain why carbon-11 is not used in archaeological finds.

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A few days ago
s_h_a_r_k_k_y

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a. 96.5%

b. no

c. half-life is a video game…. keep your mind on yourwork.

d. it’s too hard to carry around….. carbon can get heavy after a short while.

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