A Cloth Fragment Is Found in an Ancient Tomb

question 38

Multiple Choice

A cloth fragment is found in an ancient tomb.It contains 71% of the carbon-14 (half-life is 5700 years) that it is assumed to have had initially.How old is the cloth?

• A)11,800 years
• B)none of these
• C)13,500 years
• D)11,500 years
• E)11,700 years

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Capillary Bed

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Pulmonary Artery

Artery that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to a lung.

Carries Blood

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