A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found at the remains of an ancient campsite. A 1.19 kg sample of carbon from the wood has an activity of 2340 decays per minute. Find the age of the charcoal. Living mate- rial has an activity of 15 decays/minute per gram of carbon present and the half-life of 14C is 5730 y. Answer in units of y.
A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found at the remains of an ancient campsite. A 1.19 kg sample of carbon from the wood has an activity of 2340 decays per minute. Find the age of the charcoal. Living mate- rial has an activity of 15 decays/minute per gram of carbon present and the half-life of 14C is 5730 y. Answer in units of y.
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![A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found
at the remains of an ancient campsite. A
1.19 kg sample of carbon from the wood has
an activity of 2340 decays per minute.
Find the age of the charcoal. Living mate-
rial has an activity of 15 decays/minute per
gram
of carbon present and the half-life of 14C
is 5730 y.
Answer in units of y.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9beb1537-3bb9-4de3-99f0-f9fce6834c99%2Fe628a34a-e524-42ed-a05d-61a89a6e65f3%2Fso784f_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found
at the remains of an ancient campsite. A
1.19 kg sample of carbon from the wood has
an activity of 2340 decays per minute.
Find the age of the charcoal. Living mate-
rial has an activity of 15 decays/minute per
gram
of carbon present and the half-life of 14C
is 5730 y.
Answer in units of y.
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