A sample of wooden artifact is found to undergo 9 disintegration per minute per gram of carbon.
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-03-29

A sample of wooden artifact is found to undergo 9 disintegration per minute per gram of carbon. What is the approximate age of the artifact? The half life of `._(6)^(14)C` is 5730 years and radioactivity of wood recently cut is 15 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon.