Many Famous Artifacts Have Been Dated Using ¹⁴C Dating Techniques $\times$

question 79

Multiple Choice

Many famous artifacts have been dated using ¹⁴C dating techniques.One of these were the Dead Sea Scrolls or manuscripts.An activity level of 0.20 Bq per gram of carbon was measured.If the half-life of ¹⁴C is 5730 years and there are about 15 decays per minute per gram of carbon in a living organism,then calculate the age of the famous manuscripts.

• A)2.7 \(\times\) 10³ years
• B)1.9 \(\times\) 10³ years
• C)1.3 \(\times\) 10³ years
• D)3.7 \(\times\) 10⁴ years
• E)None of these is correct.

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