Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781118516461
Author: Neil D. Jespersen, Alison Hyslop
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 20, Problem 102RQ
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The C14/C12 ratio for the wooden door lintel is to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

For calculating the age of a rock sample, radiological dating is taken into consideration, which is based on the half-lives of radio nuclides. It uses radiological dating pair of isotopes that undergo ‘parent’ to ‘daughter’ radioactive disintegrations. Carbon dating is one such method for finding the age of an organic sample.

The carbon dating method involves comparative measurements of the ratio of C14 to C12 in any ancient organic sample, such as wood or bone. During the living age, the ratio of C14 to C12 in a plant or an animal is constant. This ratio can, therefore, relate to the years that have elapsed between the time of measurement and the time of death. For modern calculations, the value of this ratio is taken as 1.2×1012.

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