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24 March, 16:30

A wooden object from a prehistoric site has a carbon-14 activity of 10 cpm compared to 40 cpm for new wood. If carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 yr, what is the age of the wood?

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  1. 24 March, 17:42
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    The answer to your question is 11460 years

    Explanation:

    Data

    Carbon-14 activity 10 cpm

    half-life = 5730 yr

    Real carbon-14 activity 40 cpm

    Process

    1. - Write a chart to solve this problem

    Real carbon-14 40 cpm Time 0 years

    After a half-life 20 cpm Time 5730 years

    After a half-life 10 cpm Time 5730 years

    Total time 11460 years

    2. - Conclusion

    The wooden object is 11460 years old.
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