14.25 A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21 g of carbon. The ¹4C activity of the sample is 105 disintegra- tions/min. What is the age of the artifact?

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A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21g of carbon. The 14C activity of the sample is 105 disintegrations/min. What is the age of the artifact?

14.25 A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21 g of
carbon. The ¹4C activity of the sample is 105 disintegra-
tions/min. What is the age of the artifact?
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