Given that the ratio of C/1C 13.6 counts per minute per gram living matter remains constant, if a fossil is found to have 0.00959 counts per minute per gram how old is the fossil? The half - life of C = 5730 years.

Given that the ratio of C/1C 13.6 counts per minute per gram living matter remains constant, if a fossil is found to have 0.00959 counts per minute per gram how old is the fossil? The half - life of C = 5730 years.

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Given that the ratio of C/C 13.6 counts per minute per gram living
matter remains constant, if a fossil is found to have 0.00959 counts per
minute per gram how old is the fossil? The half- life of 1C= 5730
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