Use the Following Data to Determine the Expected ¹⁴C Activity

question 79

Multiple Choice

Use the following data to determine the expected ¹⁴C activity in the Shroud of Turin.The atmospheric activity of ¹⁴C is 15 cpm/gC (counts per minute per gram of carbon) .Assume that the cloth was made in the year 24 A.D.The half-life of ¹⁴C is 5730 years.

• A)28 cpm/gC
• B)7.3 cpm/gC
• C)5.1 cpm/gC
• D)11 cpm/gC
• E)12 cpm/gC

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