An ancient shroud is found to have a C-14 activity of 9.7 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon as compared with living organisms that undergo 16.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon. The half-life of C-14 carbon is 5,715 years. What is the value of the rate constant, k? b. What is the age of the shroud in years? a.

An ancient shroud is found to have a C-14 activity of 9.7 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon as compared with living organisms that undergo 16.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon. The half-life of C-14 carbon is 5,715 years. What is the value of the rate constant, k? b. What is the age of the shroud in years? a.

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