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The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. A sample is found to have one-eighth the original amount of carbon-14 in it. How old is the sample?
 
  A) 5730 years
  B) 716 years
  C) 45,800 years
  D) 17,200 years
  E) none of the above

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Which of the following statements about carbon-14 dating is true?
 
  A) Carbon-14 dating is very accurate because the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere is constant.
  B) Carbon-14 can be used to date anything younger than 50,000 years.
  C) Carbon-14 dating can be used to date stone tools as well as bone.
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
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