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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Suppose that 10 grams of Carbon is released in a nuclear energy plant accident. How long will it take for the 10 grams to decay to 1 gram? (Half-Life of Carbon (14C) is 5,715 years.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

well after 1 half life there will be 5 grams after 2 ... 2.5 g ...3.....1.25 g ..4....0.625 g so somewhere between 3 and 4 half lives the sample will become less than a gram that is between 17 145 and 22 860 years

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