An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time. Using carbon dating, they determine that the rate of change of 146C the is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones. The rate of change of 146C is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died. How old are the bones? The half life of 146C is 5.73 x 103 y. A. 120 years B. 259 years C. 343 years D. 568 years E. 754 years
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
Fusion Bomb
A fusion bomb is also known as a thermonuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb which releases a large amount of explosive energy during a nuclear chain reaction when the lighter nuclei in it, combine to form heavier nuclei, and a large amount of radiation is released. It is an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction where isotopes of hydrogen combine under very high temperature to form helium. They work on the principle of operation of atomic fusion. The isotopes of Hydrogen are deuterium and tritium, where they combine their masses and have greater mass than the product nuclei, get heated at high temperatures, and releases energy.
An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time. Using carbon dating, they determine that the rate of change of 146C the is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones. The rate of change of 146C is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died. How old are the bones? The half life of 146C is 5.73 x 103 y.
A. 120 years
B. 259 years
C. 343 years
D. 568 years
E. 754 years
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