A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case gives a "C count of 8.5 cpm/gC (coun gram of carbon). How old is the wood? (The initial decay rate of "C is 15.3 cpm/g C, anc 5730 years.) O a) 5.91 x 103 years O b) 7.36 x 103 years O c) 4.86 x 103 years d) 2.43 x 103 years O e) none of these

A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case gives a "C count of 8.5 cpm/gC (coun gram of carbon). How old is the wood? (The initial decay rate of "C is 15.3 cpm/g C, anc 5730 years.) O a) 5.91 x 103 years O b) 7.36 x 103 years O c) 4.86 x 103 years d) 2.43 x 103 years O e) none of these

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A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case gives a "C count of 8.5 cpm/gC (counts per minute per
gram of carbon). How old is the wood? (The initial decay rate of "C is 15.3 cpm/g C, and its half-life is
5730 years.)
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O a) 5.91 x 103 years
O b) 7.36 x 103 years
O c) 4.86 x 103 years
d) 2.43 x 103 years
e) none of these

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