A wooden fossil has a c-14 activity of 6.3 beta particles/min/gram of carbon.calculate the age of the fossil if half life of carbon is 5760 yrs?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-20T13:41:28

#36288yrs#

Using the below formula;

#n = "age"/"half-life"#

Where;

#"age" = ?yrs#

#n = "number of particles"#

#"half-life" = 5760yrs#

#n = "age"/"half-life"#

Making age the subject of formula;

Cross multiplying..

#"age" xx 1 = n xx "half-life"#

#"age" = n xx "half-life"#

Substituting the values..

#"age" = 6.3 xx 5760#

#"age" = 36288yrs#