A Sample of Parchment Produces 10

question 8

Multiple Choice

A sample of parchment produces 10.3 disintegrations of ¹⁴C per minute per gram of carbon. Estimate the age of the parchment, assuming the original activity was 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon. (t_1/2 = 5730 years)

• A) 8.5×10³ yr
• B) 3.9×10³ yr
• C) 3.3×10³ yr
• D) 2.3×10³ yr
• E) none of these

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