Mar-06-2017, 01:50 AM
Carbon-14 is constantly produced in Earth’s upper atmosphere
due to interactions between cosmic rays and nitrogen, and is found in all plants and animals.
After a plant or animal dies, its amount of carbon-14 decreases by about .012%
per year. Determine the half-life of carbon-14, that is, the number of years required for
1 gram of carbon-14 to decay to less than ½ gram
I have to use while statement but I'm not sure how to do that without just using the formula?
Any tips on the math for this problem?
due to interactions between cosmic rays and nitrogen, and is found in all plants and animals.
After a plant or animal dies, its amount of carbon-14 decreases by about .012%
per year. Determine the half-life of carbon-14, that is, the number of years required for
1 gram of carbon-14 to decay to less than ½ gram
I have to use while statement but I'm not sure how to do that without just using the formula?
Any tips on the math for this problem?