Part of a Wooden Ancient Ship Is Found to Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

Part of a wooden ancient ship is found to be 1/3 as radioactive as wood freshly cut from a tree. The age of the ship is likely about

• A)one-third of carbon-14's half-life.
• B)three times carbon-14's half-life.
• C)more than three times carbon-14's half-life.
• D)none of the above

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Arithmetic Operations

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