B. A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a 14C activity of 11.2 disintegrations per minute per gram. Estimate the age of the chariot and the year it was made. (t12 for 14C is 5.73x10 years, and the activity of "C in living material is 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram.)

B. A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a 14C activity of 11.2 disintegrations per minute per gram. Estimate the age of the chariot and the year it was made. (t12 for 14C is 5.73x10 years, and the activity of "C in living material is 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram.)

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B. A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a
14C activity of 11.2 disintegrations per minute per gram. Estimate the age of the
chariot and the year it was made. (t1/2 for 1"C is 5.73x10 years, and the activity of 1C
in living material is 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram.)

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