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The fossil bone has a .^(14)C : .^(12)C ...

The fossil bone has a `.^(14)C` : `.^(12)C` ratio, which is `[(1)/(16)]` of that in a living animal bone. If the half -life of `.^(14)C` is `5730` years, then the age of the fossil bone is :

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