How do we know carbon-14 has a constant decay rate its entire life and does not accelerate/decelerate or have a early total decomposed point? - Quora
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Rethinking Carbon-14 Dating: What Does It Really Tell Us about the Age of the Earth? | The Institute for Creation Research
![A sample of wood preserved in an Egyptian tomb was found to have 73.5% of the normal ratio of carbon-14. Use the decay graph to estimate its age. | Homework.Study.com A sample of wood preserved in an Egyptian tomb was found to have 73.5% of the normal ratio of carbon-14. Use the decay graph to estimate its age. | Homework.Study.com](https://homework.study.com/cimages/multimages/16/carbon-14_radioactive_decay7969586516345784967.jpg)
A sample of wood preserved in an Egyptian tomb was found to have 73.5% of the normal ratio of carbon-14. Use the decay graph to estimate its age. | Homework.Study.com
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Rethinking Carbon-14 Dating: What Does It Really Tell Us about the Age of the Earth? | The Institute for Creation Research
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