21. Nuclear Chemistry
Radioactive Half-Life
5:16 minutes
Problem 41
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionThe cloth shroud from around a mummy is found to have a 14C activity of 9.7 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon as compared with living organisms that undergo 16.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon. From the half-life for 14C decay, 5715 yr, calculate the age of the shroud.
Verified Solution
This video solution was recommended by our tutors as helpful for the problem above
Video duration:
5mPlay a video:
988
views
Was this helpful?
Related Videos
Related Practice
Showing 1 of 5 videos