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Radioactive Dating: an Archaeologist Finds the 14C in a Sample

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Radioactive dating: An archaeologist finds the 14C in a sample of Radioactive dating: An archaeologist finds the <sup>14</sup>C in a sample of   of material to be decaying at 107 counts per second. A modern 1.00-g sample of the same material decays at 151 counts per second. The half-life of <sup>14</sup>C is 5730 y. How old is the sample? A)  12,200 y B)  8460 y C)  25,100 y D)  12,600 y of material to be decaying at 107 counts per second. A modern 1.00-g sample of the same material decays at 151 counts per second. The half-life of 14C is 5730 y. How old is the sample?


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