The half-life of is

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Problem

The half-life of

^{14}\text{C}

5730\,\text{years}

. An archaeological bone sample shows an activity that is

30\%

of that in a living organism. The approximate age of the bone is (a)

1.15\times10^{4}\,\text{years}

(b)

5.7\times10^{3}\,\text{years}

(c)

1.0\times10^{4}\,\text{years}

(d)

3.5\times10^{3}\,\text{years}