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5. A tiny piece of paper (produced from formerly living plant matter) taken from the Dead Sea Scrolls
has an activity of 10.8 disintegrations per minute per gram of Carbon. If the initial C-14 activity was
13.6 disintegrations per minute per gram of Carbon, estimate the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The
half-life of C-14 is 5730 years.
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Transcribed Image Text:original amount remains? 5. A tiny piece of paper (produced from formerly living plant matter) taken from the Dead Sea Scrolls has an activity of 10.8 disintegrations per minute per gram of Carbon. If the initial C-14 activity was 13.6 disintegrations per minute per gram of Carbon, estimate the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years.
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