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tests hu- A forensic anthropologist man remains discovered at a con- struction site. After preparing a sample from these remains and an- alyzing it using an AMS, 1.7 µg (mi- crograms) of carbon-12 and 2.0987 x 10-12 µg of carbon-14 present in the sample. Based on this information, how old are these human remains? The age of human remains can be esti- mated using carbon dating.

tests hu- A forensic anthropologist man remains discovered at a con- struction site. After preparing a sample from these remains and an- alyzing it using an AMS, 1.7 µg (mi- crograms) of carbon-12 and 2.0987 x 10-12 µg of carbon-14 present in the sample. Based on this information, how old are these human remains? The age of human remains can be esti- mated using carbon dating.

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tests hu- A forensic anthropologist man remains discovered at a con- struction site. After preparing a sample from these remains and an- alyzing it using an AMS, 1.7 µg (mi- crograms) of carbon-12 and 2.0987× 10-12 pg of carbon-14 present in the sample. Based on this information, how old are these human remains? The age of human remains can be esti- mated using carbon dating.
Transcribed Image Text:tests hu- A forensic anthropologist man remains discovered at a con- struction site. After preparing a sample from these remains and an- alyzing it using an AMS, 1.7 µg (mi- crograms) of carbon-12 and 2.0987× 10-12 pg of carbon-14 present in the sample. Based on this information, how old are these human remains? The age of human remains can be esti- mated using carbon dating.
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