Qstnid -Ii-14- The Half-life For Radioactive Decay Of <Sup>14</sup>c Is 5730 Years. An Archaeological Artifact Containing Wood Had Only 80% Of The <Sup>14</sup>c Found In A Living Tree. Estimate The Age Of The Sample. - 04: Chemical Kinetics - Neet-xii-chemistry

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The half-life for radioactive decay of ¹⁴C is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had only 80% of the ¹⁴C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.

Ans : Here,

It is known that,

= 1845 years (approximately)

Hence, the age of the sample is 1845 years.