Question

Thehalf-life for radioactive decay of ¹⁴Cis 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had only80% of the ¹⁴Cfound in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.

Answer 1

Here,

Itis known that,

= 1845 years (approximately)

Hence,the age of the sample is 1845 years.