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A n archaeologist analyses the wood in a prehistoric structure and finds that C14 Half life = 5700 years) to C12 is only one - foruth of that found in the calls of buried plants. the age of the wood is about
Options
A.5700 years
B.2850 years
C.11,400 years
D.22800 years
= 2 ⇒ t = 11400 yearsMore Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity Questions
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