Explain what is meant by the half-life of a radioactive nuclide. Living wood has an activity of 16 counts per minute per gram which is due to the disintegration of carbon-14 atoms in the wood. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5600 years. Calculate the age of ship with a sample of wood of mass 0.5g from the ship whose activity is 6.5 counts per minute.
Explain what is meant by the half-life of a radioactive nuclide. Living wood has an activity of 16 counts per minute per gram which is due to the disintegration of carbon-14 atoms in the wood. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5600 years. Calculate the age of ship with a sample of wood of mass 0.5g from the ship whose activity is 6.5 counts per minute.
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Explain what is meant by the half-life of a radioactive nuclide.
Living wood has an activity of 16 counts per minute per gram which is due to the disintegration of carbon-14 atoms in the wood. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5600 years. Calculate the age of ship with a sample of wood of mass 0.5g from the ship whose activity is 6.5 counts per minute.
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