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Title: The radiocarbon content of 14C decreases after the death of a living system with a half-life of 5730 ... Post by: jake08benn on Jan 21, 2018 The radiocarbon content of 14C decreases after the death of a living system with a half-life of 5730 y. If an archaeologist working a dig finds an ancient firepit containing some partially consumed firewood and the wood contains only 12.5 percent of the 14C content of an equal carbon sample from a present-day tree, what is the age of the ancient site?
Title: The radiocarbon content of 14C decreases after the death of a living system with a half-life of 5730 ... Post by: howdy95 on Jan 21, 2018 17 190 years
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