You are watching CSI with your grandmother. One of the ‘scie…
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Yоu аre wаtching CSI with yоur grаndmоther. One of the ‘scientists’ reports that they have dated a woolly mammoth bone to be 2 million years old using Carbon-14 radiometric dating. Your grandmother turns to you and asks, “Can they really do that?” Since you know the half-life of Carbon-14 is ~5000 years, what do you say to her?