A piece of ancient wood is analysed and found to contain only of the nuclei that a…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · US High School · Chemistry · Atomic Structure & Nuclear · Atomic Structure & Nuclear

Problem

A piece of ancient wood is analysed and found to contain only

25\%

of the

^{14}\text C

nuclei that a living tree would contain today. The half-life of

^{14}\text C

5730\,\text{yr}

. Calculate the age of the wood sample.