Story Problem · Episode 8
The Carbon Clock: Reading Time from What Remains
Ten problems that begin with simple half-life calculations, then use exponential decay and logarithms to estimate the ages of real materials and understand the limits of carbon-14 dating.
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These problems make more sense after you hear how carbon-14, half-life, and logarithms allow scientists to estimate the age of material that was once alive.
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