1) Half-life of cessium-137 is 30.2 years. If the initial mass of a sample of cessium-137 is 1.000 kg, how much will remain after 151 years? 2) Given that the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years. Consider a sample of fossilized wood that when alive, would have contained 24 gm of carbon-14. It now contains 1.5 gm of carbon-14. How old is the sample?

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1) Half-life of cessium-137 is 30.2 years. If the initial mass of a sample of cessium-137 is 1.000 kg,
how much will remain after 151 years?
2) Given that the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years. Consider a sample of fossilized wood that
when alive, would have contained 24 gm of carbon-14. It now contains 1.5 gm of carbon-14.
How old is the sample?
Transcribed Image Text:1) Half-life of cessium-137 is 30.2 years. If the initial mass of a sample of cessium-137 is 1.000 kg, how much will remain after 151 years? 2) Given that the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years. Consider a sample of fossilized wood that when alive, would have contained 24 gm of carbon-14. It now contains 1.5 gm of carbon-14. How old is the sample?
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