An Archeologist Discovers the Bones of a Person Who Appeared

question 45

Multiple Choice

An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time.Using carbon dating,they determine that the rate of change of the is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones.The rate of change of is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died.How old are the bones? The half life of is 5.73 x 10³ y.

• A)120 years
• B)259 years
• C)343 years
• D)568 years
• E)754 years

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