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If the half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, how old are the dead sea scrolls?
Questions for review 1. The age of the Dead Sea scrolls was determined based on carbon-14 dating. The "amount" of carbon- 14 in living organisms is expressed as 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon (15.3 dpm). The "amount" of carbon-14 in the scrolls was determined to be 12.0 dpm. If the half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, how old are the dead sea scrolls?
If the half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, how old are the dead sea scrolls?
Questions for review 1. The age of the Dead Sea scrolls was determined based on carbon-14 dating. The "amount" of carbon- 14 in living organisms is expressed as 15.3 disintegrations per minute per gram of carbon (15.3 dpm). The "amount" of carbon-14 in the scrolls was determined to be 12.0 dpm. If the half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, how old are the dead sea scrolls?
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