Answer to Question #273993 in General Chemistry for Kelvin lee Boacon

Question

C-14 has a half-life of 5730 years and its activity in a wood just cut down from a tree of 15.3 disintegrations/min/g carbon. How old is a sample of a wooden artifact which gives 5 disintegrations/min/g carbon? Show your complete solution(10 points)

Answer 1

Age of the sample =1846years