A piece of wood from an archeological source shows a C-14 activity which is 60% of the activity found today. Calculate the age of the sample (t12 for 146C=5770years) :
A
3515 years
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B
300 years
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C
4253 years
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D
4000 years
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Solution
The correct option is C 4253 years As we know, Age = 2.303t1/2/0.693log(A0/A) =2.303∗5770/0.693log(1/0.6)=4253 years