The Radioactivity Due to Carbon-14 Measured in a Piece of a Wooden

question 51

Multiple Choice

The radioactivity due to carbon-14 measured in a piece of a wooden casket from an ancient burial site is found to produce 20 counts per minute from a given sample, whereas the same amount of
Carbon from a piece of living wood produces 160 counts per minute. The half-life of carbon-14, a
Beta-minus emitter, is 5730 years. What would we calculate for the age of the artifact, assuming
That the activity for living wood has remained constant over time?

• A) 5,700 years
• B) 17,200 years
• C) 14,800 years
• D) 23,000 years
• E) 11,500 years

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