Carbon-14 Measurements on the Linen Wrappings from the Book of Isaiah

question 133

Multiple Choice

Carbon-14 measurements on the linen wrappings from the Book of Isaiah on the Dead Sea Scrolls indicated that the scrolls contained about 79.5% of the carbon-14 found in living tissue. Approximately how old are these scrolls? The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years.

• A)570 years
• B)820 years
• C)1,300 years
• D)1,900 years
• E)4,600 years

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