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  • 25-07-2021
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The ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in a piece of wood discovered in a cave is R = 1/917. Estimate the age of the piece of wood

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  • 26-07-2021

Answer:

The answer is "[tex]\bold{6.6 \times 10^{12}\ years}[/tex]"

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the given value is:

[tex]R=\frac{1}{9^{17}}\\\\\to \frac{N_{c_{14}}}{N_{c_{12}}}=\frac{1}{9^{17}}\\\\\to t=\frac{2.303 \times 9^{17}}{5717}=6.6\times 10^{12}\ years[/tex]

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