44 g of petrified wood was found in a petrified forest. A sample showed a ¹⁴C activity of 100 decays/minute. How long has the tree been dead (in years)? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years and freshly cut wood contains 6.5 × 10¹⁰ atoms of ¹⁴C per gram.)

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The Answer of 44 g of petrified wood was found in a petrified forest. A sample showed a ¹⁴C activity of 100 decays/minute. How long has the tree been dead (in years)? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years and freshly cut wood contains 6.5 × 10¹⁰ atoms of ¹⁴C per gram.)

44 G of Petrified Wood Was Found in a Petrified