Compute the age of the sample

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A 1g sample of carbon obtain from material found in a ancient site gave 7900 carbon-14 disentegrations in a 20-hour period. In the same amount of time 1g of carbon from a source found yesterday under went 18,400 disintegrations. Calculate the age of the sample. Given - Half-life of Carbon-14 is 5.73x10^3 year Show steps

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