An insect is discovered suspendedin amber. A specimen is drawnfrom the insect, converted tographite, and then loaded into anAMS instrument. The AMS detects2.5174 x 10-¹2 g of carbon-14.If this insect suspended in amber is4,500 years old, how much carbon-12 would be detected by the AMS?The estimated age of a preserved insectcan be verified using carbon dating.

We need to use the ratio of carbon-14 (C-14) to carbon-12 in living organisms. The ratio in living…

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An insect is discovered suspended in amber. A specimen is drawn from the insect, converted to graphite, and then loaded into an AMS instrument. The AMS detects 2.5174 x 10-¹2 g of carbon-14. If this insect suspended in amber is 4,500 years old, how much carbon- 12 would be detected by the AMS?