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Applications and ExamplesArt forgery A painting attributed
Chapter 7, Problem 48E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 48E
Applications and Examples
Art forgery A painting attributed to Vermeer (1632–1675), which should contain no more than 96.2% of its original carbon-
14, contains 99.5% instead. About how old is the forgery?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 48E
Applications and Examples
Art forgery A painting attributed to Vermeer (1632–1675), which should contain no more than 96.2% of its original carbon-
14, contains 99.5% instead. About how old is the forgery?
ANSWER:
Solution :
Step 1 of 3 :
In this problem, we have to find the how old is the forgery .