When charcoal is prepared from a living tree, it shows a disintergration rate of 15.3
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 05/07/2020

When charcoal is prepared from a living tree, it shows a disintergration rate of 15.3 disintergrations of ``^14C` per gram per minute. A sample form an ancient piece of charcoal shows ``^14C`activity to be 12.3 disintergrations per gram per minute. How old is this sample ? Half-life of ``^14C` is 5730 y.