Element X has a half-life of 6000 years. If you a fossil and find only 12.5% of the original amount of element X, what would the age of the specimen be?
1 Answer
Aug 22, 2017
To get to 12.5% you need several halvings.
Explanation:
These are three consequtive halvings, each taking 6000 years.
So the specimen will be
