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An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time.Using carbon dating,they determine that the rate of change of the An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time.Using carbon dating,they determine that the rate of change of the   is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones.The rate of change of   is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died.How old are the bones? The half life of   is 5.73 x 10<sup>3</sup> y. A) 120 years B) 259 years C) 343 years D) 568 years E) 754 years is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones.The rate of change of An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time.Using carbon dating,they determine that the rate of change of the   is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones.The rate of change of   is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died.How old are the bones? The half life of   is 5.73 x 10<sup>3</sup> y. A) 120 years B) 259 years C) 343 years D) 568 years E) 754 years is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died.How old are the bones? The half life of An archeologist discovers the bones of a person who appeared to have been dead a very long time.Using carbon dating,they determine that the rate of change of the   is 0.259 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones.The rate of change of   is 0.270 Bq per gram of carbon for the bones of a person who had just died.How old are the bones? The half life of   is 5.73 x 10<sup>3</sup> y. A) 120 years B) 259 years C) 343 years D) 568 years E) 754 years is 5.73 x 103 y.


A) 120 years
B) 259 years
C) 343 years
D) 568 years
E) 754 years

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