The Carbon in a Certain Ancient Ax- Handle Is Only

question 6

Multiple Choice

The carbon in a certain ancient ax- handle is only 1/8-- one- eighth-- as radioactive as the carbon in living wood. The half- life of ¹⁴C is 6000 years. From these facts we can conclude that

• A) the ax- handle is about 48,000 years old.
• B) the ax- handle is about 12,000 years old.
• C) the ax- handle was made from an unusual type of wood that was less radioactive than normal wood.
• D) the ax- handle is about 18,000 years old.
• E) the natural carbon- radioactivity at the time the ax- handle was made was only one- eighth of what it is today.

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