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14C Has an Activity of 0 ×\times 103 Y
B) 5 ×\times

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14C has an activity of 0.25 Bq per gram of carbon for living organisms.The half-life of 14C is 5730 years.If a sample of charcoal from an archeological dig yields a 14C activity of 0.15 Bq per gram of carbon,how old is the material?


A) 6.6 ×\times 103 y
B) 5.1 ×\times 103 y
C) 4.2 ×\times 103 y
D) 1.7 ×\times 103 y
E) 1.4 ×\times 103 y

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