A paleontologist unearths the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex. We know that these dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago. Therefore, would it be reasonable to expect that the carbon-14 in the fossil has completed 15,000 half-lives? Why or why not? Round off to the nearest whole number
Answer:
(Yes/No), it would be/ would not be reasonable to expect that the carbon-14 in the fossil has completed 15,000 half-lives because it should be
half-lives.