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A wooden artifact sample gave activity `32-beta` particles per second while the freshly cut wood gave activity of `64 beta` particles per second in Geiger Muller counter. Calculate the age of the wooden artifact `(t_(1//2) "of" C^(14) = 5760` years)

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To calculate the age of the wooden artifact using the given activity rates and the half-life of Carbon-14, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the given values - Activity of freshly cut wood (N₀) = 64 beta particles/second - Activity of the wooden artifact (N) = 32 beta particles/second - Half-life of Carbon-14 (t₁/₂) = 5760 years ### Step 2: Calculate the decay constant (k) ...
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