15. Chemical Kinetics
Half-Life
15. Chemical Kinetics Half-Life
17PRACTICE PROBLEM
An archeologist wants to determine the age of a shell using carbon dating. Carbon-14 decays with first-order kinetics and has a half-life of 5730 years. A fossilized shell contains 26.3% of the C-14 found in a living shell. Determine the age of the shell.
An archeologist wants to determine the age of a shell using carbon dating. Carbon-14 decays with first-order kinetics and has a half-life of 5730 years. A fossilized shell contains 26.3% of the C-14 found in a living shell. Determine the age of the shell.