Find the age of the charcoal in years

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A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found at the remains of an ancient campsite. A 0.94 kg sample of carbon from the wood has an activity of 2.10 103 decays per minute. Find the age of the charcoal in years. [Hint: Living material has an activity of 15.0 decays/minute per gram of carbon present.]

Reference no: EM13321291

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