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The half-life of 14C is 5730 years. A sample taken for radiocarbon dating was found to c...

The half-life of 14C is 5730 years. A sample taken for radiocarbon dating was found to contain 56 percent of its original 14C. What was the age of the sample? (Radioactive decay of 14C follows first-order kinetics.)

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