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The age of fossils can sometimes be determined by radiometric dating, which is based on the
constant rate of decay of radioactive isotopes. The time required for half of a radioactive isotope
to decay is called the half-life of that isotope. For example, the isotope carbon-14 has a half-life
of 5, 730 years. Suppose it is determined that a fossilized leaf contains 12.5% of the carbon-14
that was present when the fossil formed. How old is the fossil? Express your answer
numerically. Only a very small percentage of organisms actually Based on the information in
the table below, rank the abundance of fossils of organisms A-E.
Solution
Answer:
17190 years
12.5 % C14
T1/2 of C14 = 5,730 years
12.5% ----->25%----->50%------->100%
It has crossed three half lifes = 5,730 x 3 = 17190 years

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