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The present activity of the hair of Egyption mummy is 1.75 dpm `t_(1//2)` of `._(6)^(14)C` is 5770 year and disintegration rate of fresh smaple of `C^(14)` is 14 dpm . Find out age of mummy.

A

23080 year

B

138480 year

C

11998.3 year

D

17310 year

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