Use the Following Data to Determine the Expected ¹⁴C Activity

question 47

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 A.D. 24. The half-life of ¹⁴C is 5730 years.

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

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