Assuming That the Original Activity of Carbon - 14 Was

question 24

Multiple Choice

Assuming that the original activity of carbon - 14 was 15.3 disintegrations/min/g, what is the present disintegration rate (in disintegrations/min/g) in a sample of parchment that is 2.10×10³ years old?
(t_1/2 = 5730 years)

• A) 5.6
• B) 11.9
• C) 15.3
• D) 41.7
• E) none of these

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