14C dating works because the amount of 14C produced from nitrogen reacting with cosmic radiation and has a steady-state concentration. We know how much 14C should be in a living organism at the time of its death (when it stops incorporating 14C). Given that the half-life for the first order decay of 14C is 5720 years, we carbon date a wooly mammoth. How old is the body if 28.55% of the original 14C content remains when it is tested today? The rate constant is 1.21x 10-4 year1. Select one: a. 27,700 years O b. 1 week from last Wed. O c. 10,359 years O d. 10,899 years

14C dating works because the amount of 14C produced from nitrogen reacting with cosmic radiation and has a steady-state concentration. We know how much 14C should be in a living organism at the time of its death (when it stops incorporating 14C). Given that the half-life for the first order decay of 14C is 5720 years, we carbon date a wooly mammoth. How old is the body if 28.55% of the original 14C content remains when it is tested today? The rate constant is 1.21x 10-4 year1. Select one: a. 27,700 years O b. 1 week from last Wed. O c. 10,359 years O d. 10,899 years

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