A wooden artifact has a :14C activity of 18.9

Chapter 20, Problem 29QP

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A wooden artifact has a :14C activity of 18.9 disintegrations per minute, compared to 27.5 disintegrations per minute for live wood. Given that the half-life of l4C is 5715 years, determine the age of the artifact.

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