chemist determines that a sample of petrified wood has a decay rate of 6.00 counts/minute-gram. What is the age of the piece of wood in years? The decay rate of carbon-14 in fresh wood today is 13.6 counts/minute-gram, and the half-life of cafrbon-14 is 5,730 years.

chemist determines that a sample of petrified wood has a decay rate of 6.00 counts/minute-gram. What is the age of the piece of wood in years? The decay rate of carbon-14 in fresh wood today is 13.6 counts/minute-gram, and the half-life of cafrbon-14 is 5,730 years.

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A chemist determines that a sample of petrified wood has a decay rate of 6.00 counts/minute-gram. What is the age of the piece of wood in years? The decay rate of carbon-14 in fresh wood today is 13.6 counts/minute-gram, and the half-life of cafrbon-14 is 5,730 years.

7,888.25 years
O 6.999 years
6,768.49 years
O 7,699 years

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