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A Piece of wood, reportedly from king Tut's tomb was burnt and `7.32g ``.^(14)CO_(2)` was collected. The total radioacticity in the `.^(14)CO_(2)` was `10.8` dis `min^(-1)`. How old was the wood sample? `t_(1//2)` for `.^(14)C` istope `= 15.3` dis `min^(-1) g^(-1)`.

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