An Ancient Tree Is Found Which Has a Carbon-14 Disintegration

question 44

Multiple Choice

An ancient tree is found which has a carbon-14 disintegration rate of 11.3 units.If the disintegration rate of a living tree is 14.0 units,calculate the age of the ancient tree.t_1/2 = 5.73 * 10³ years for carbon-14 and 0.807 of the sample remaining corresponds to 0.309 half-life.

• A)1.77 * 10³ yr
• B)4.62 * 10³ yr
• C)5.73 *10³ yr
• D)1.85 * 10⁴ yr
• E)7.10 * 10⁴ yr

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