An Archaeologist Finds the ¹⁴C in a Sample of 3

question 23

Multiple Choice

An archaeologist finds the ¹⁴C in a sample of 3.10 g of material to be decaying at 107 counts per second.A modern 1.00-g sample of the same material decays at 151 counts per second.The half-life of ¹⁴C is 5730 years.How old is the sample?

• A)12,200 years
• B)8460 years
• C)25,100 years
• D)12,600 years

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