The Radioactive Nuclide ¹⁴ C Decays with a T

question 23

Multiple Choice

The radioactive nuclide ¹⁴ C decays with a t _1\2 of 5730 years. An archaeologist is studying a woven mat using radiocarbon dating. If calculations related to the mat's original ¹⁴ C content reveal that there were 5.83 × 10 ²² atoms , how long ago was the mat woven? Modern spectroscopy was used to determine that 7.11 × 10 ²⁰ atoms of ¹⁴ C exist in the current sample.

• A)8.3 × 10⁴years ago
• B)4.1 × 10²years ago
• C)3.6 × 10⁴years ago
• D)5.0 × 10⁶years ago

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