Chapter 17, Problem 17.38P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Samples of oak have a $\text{carbon}\text{-}\text{14}$ content equal to $\text{65}\text{\%}$ that in the living matter.  The age of the wood has to be estimated.

Concept Introduction:

The age of an object can be determined using the below equation.

    $\begin{array}{l}\text{t}\text{=}\left(\frac{{\text{t}}_{\text{1/2}}}{\text{0}\text{.693}}\right)\text{ln}\left(\frac{{\text{N}}_{\text{°}}}{\text{N}}\right)\\ \\ \text{where,}\\ {\text{t}}_{\text{1/2}}\text{is}\text{the}\text{half}\text{life}\text{period}\text{of}\text{C}\text{-14}\end{array}$