Half-life of a DNA of an extinct moa is 521

Karen Simpson

Karen Simpson

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2021-12-29

Half-life of a DNA of an extinct moa is 521 years. A 1 mg sample was estimated to be 6000 years old. Determine the initial amount of the DNA sample.

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Joseph Lewis

Joseph Lewis

Beginner2021-12-30Added 43 answers

Given half life (t12)=521 years
Nt=1 mg
t=6×103 year
λ=1.33×103
Nt=N0eλt
1 mg=N0e1.33×103×6000
1 mg=Ne7.98
1=N0×3.42×104
N0=2922.26mg
Terry Ray

Terry Ray

Beginner2021-12-31Added 50 answers

1) N0=2xmg
half life =T12=ln2t12=λ
λ=0.69325=0.02772
Nt=N0eλy
Nt=0.1×20=2mg
2=20×e0.02772×t
e0.02772t=0.1
0.02772t=2.3025
0.02772t=2.3025
t=83years
Time required to reduce the amount to 10% of No.
2) t12=521
Nt=1 mg,t=6000 years,λ=1.33×103
Nt=N0eλt
1 mg=N0e7.980
1=N0×3.422×104
N0=2922.26mg
3) Half life of carbon dating =5730 years
NtN0=eλt
λ=0.6935730=1.2094×104
NtN0=e7.256=7.059×104
4) Nt=0.14N0
λ=0.69314=0.0495
N1=N0eλt
0.14=e0.0495×t
1.9661=0.0495t
t=time period=39.719
Vasquez

Vasquez

Expert2022-01-09Added 669 answers

(t1/2)=521 yearsNt=1 mgt=6×103 yearλ=1.33×103Nt=N0eλt1 mg=N0e1.33×103×60001 mg=Ne7.981=N0×3.42×104N0=2922.26 mg

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