Problem- assume a constant 14c12cratio of 136 counts per


Problem- Assume a constant ^14C/^12Cratio of 13.6 counts per minute per gram of living matter. A sample of a petrified tree was found to give 1.3 counts per minute per gram. How old is the tree? (For 14C, t1/2 = 5730 years.)

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