What is the age of a fossil that contains one-fourth of the amount of carbon-14 found in living organisms? Use the image below as a reference.


A.
22,920 years
B.
2865 years
C.
11,460 years
D.
5730 years

What is the age of a fossil that contains onefourth of the amount of carbon14 found in living organisms Use the image below as a reference A 22920 years B 2865 class=

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Answer:

I believe it would be C 11,460

Answer:

C. 11460 years

Explanation:

the halflife of C-14 is 5730 and since there is 1/4 left that means it went through 2 halflife periods