Awooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21 g of carbon. The 14C activity of the sample is 268 disintegrations'min. What is the age of the artifact? (Assume that t/2 for 14C is 5730 yr.The activity of 14C in the atmosphere (and therefore in all living things) today is 0.255 Bq'g of total carbon.)Age =years

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A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21 g of carbon. The 4C activity of the sample is 268 disintegrations/'min. What is the age of the artifact? (Assume that tu2 for 14C is 5730 The activity of 14C in the atmosphere (and therefore in all living things) today is 0.255 Bq'g of total carbon.) Age = years

A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21 g of carbon. The 4C activity of the sample is 268 disintegrations/'min. What is the age of the artifact? (Assume that tu2 for 14C is 5730 The activity of 14C in the atmosphere (and therefore in all living things) today is 0.255 Bq'g of total carbon.) Age = years

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