At a flea market youve found a very interesting painting

Chapter 20, Problem 20.29

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At a flea market youve found a very interesting painting done in the style of Rembrandts Dark Period (1642 1672). You suspect that you really do not have a genuine Rembrandt, so you take it to the local university for testing. Living wood shows a carbon-14 activity of 15.3 counts per minute per gram. Your painting showed a carbon-14 activity of 15.1 counts per minute per gram. Could it be a genuine Rembrandt? (For 14C, t1/2 5 5730 years.)

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