A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case taken from an archaeological site is subjected to radiocarbon dating. The activity due to 14C has a specific activity of 10.41 d/min.g. The activity of a carbon sample of equal mass from fresh wood is 16.3 d/m.g. How old is the case?
A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case taken from an archaeological site is subjected to radiocarbon dating. The activity due to 14C has a specific activity of 10.41 d/min.g. The activity of a carbon sample of equal mass from fresh wood is 16.3 d/m.g. How old is the case?
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A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case taken from an archaeological site is subjected to
radiocarbon dating. The activity due to 1"C has a specific activity of 10.41 d/min.g. The activity of a
carbon sample of equal mass from fresh wood is 16.3 d/m.g. How old is the case?
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