Scientists Have Analyzed the Dead Sea Scrolls by Radiocarbon Dating

question 145

Multiple Choice

Scientists have analyzed the Dead Sea scrolls by radiocarbon dating and found the activity is about 11.0 dpm per gram of carbon.If carbon-14 has an activity of 15.3 dpm,what is the estimated age of the Dead Sea scrolls? (t1/2 = 5730 years)

• A)~11 years
• B)~2000 years
• C)~5700 years
• D)~10,000 years
• E)~50,000 years

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