3. MEX The specific activity of 14C in the biosphere is 0.255 Bq/g. What is the age of a piece of papyrusfrom an Egyptian tomb if its beta counting rate is 0.153 Bq/g? The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.

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The specific activity of ¹4C in the biosphere is 0.255 Bq/g. What is the age of a piece of papyrus 3. from an Egyptian tomb if its beta counting rate is 0.153 Bq/g? The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.

The specific activity of ¹4C in the biosphere is 0.255 Bq/g. What is the age of a piece of papyrus 3. from an Egyptian tomb if its beta counting rate is 0.153 Bq/g? The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.

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