The constituents of wine contain, among others, carbon,

Chapter 20, Problem 93AP

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The constituents of wine contain, among others, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. A bottle of wine was sealed about 6 years ago. To confirm its age, which of the isotopes would you choose in a radioactive dating study? The half-lives of the isotopes are: \({ }^{13} \mathrm{C}\): 5715 years; \({ }^{1y5} \mathrm{O}\): 124 s; \({ }^{3} \mathrm{H}\): 12.5 years. Assume that the activities of the isotopes were known at the time the bottle was sealed.

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