Calculate the age of the old sample in years

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The half life of 14C is 5730 years. What fraction of the 14C nuclei in a sample are left after 7660 years?

The amount of 14C in an old, isolated sample of vegetation is 0.757 that expected from a present day sample with an equivalent carbon content. Calculate the age of the old sample in years.

Reference no: EM13272130

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