Unit test : Half-life : The half-life of iron-61 is 6 minutes. If a sample originally contains 8 g of the isotope, how much remains after 18 minutes? Write 2 – 3 sentences explaining your reasoning.
Unit test Half-life The half-life of iron-61 is 6 minutes. If a sample originally contains 8 g of the isotope, how much remains after 18 minutes? your reasoning. The ratio of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 in an artifact is 1:3. In other words, ¼ of the original carbon-14 remains. Given that the half-life of carbon-14 is … Read more