A wooden object found in an indian burial groud and subjected to radiocarbon dating. The decay rate associated with C-14 is 10 disintegrations per minute per gram carbon. What is the age of the object?
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A wooden object found in an indian burial groud and subjected to radiocarbon dating. The decay rate associated with C-14 is 10 disintegrations per minute per gram carbon. What is the age of the object?
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