A sample of carbon of mass 250. mg from a piece of cloth excavated from an ancient

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A sample of carbon of mass 250. mg from a piece of cloth excavated from an ancient tomb in Nubia undergoes 1.50 * 103 disintegrations in 10.0 h. If a current sample of carbon of mass 1.00 g shows 921 disintegrations per hour, how old is the piece of cloth?

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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