How old is a piece of cotton cloth if the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years, and the carbon-14 composition of the cloth is 22 percent that of living plants?

Respuesta :

Answer:5600 years

Explanation:

the amount of time it takes for the quantity to lose 50% (Half life) of its value. The half-life of carbon-14 is about 5600 years. Thus, after 5600 years, a piece of cotton cloth will contain half the carbon-14 that was in the original cotton plant.

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Answer is 5600 years