A carbon-14 dating test is performed on a fossil bone, and analysis finds that 15.5% of the original amount of carbon-14 is still present in the bone. Estimate the age of the fossil bone. (Recall that carbon-14 decays according to the equation
A) 15, 000 years
B) 1,500 years
C) 150 years
D) 15,035 years

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A carbon-14 dating test is performed on a fossil bone, and analysis finds that 15.5% of the original amount of carbon-14 is still present in the bone. Estimate the age of the fossil bone. (Recall that carbon-14 decays according to the equation 
A) 15, 000 years 
B) 1,500 years 
C) 150 years 
D) 15,035 years

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The Answer of A carbon-14 dating test is performed on a fossil bone, and analysis finds that 15.5% of the original amount of carbon-14 is still present in the bone. Estimate the age of the fossil bone. (Recall that carbon-14 decays according to the equation 
A) 15, 000 years 
B) 1,500 years 
C) 150 years 
D) 15,035 years

A Carbon-14 Dating Test Is Performed on a Fossil Bone