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ChemistryChemistry & Chemical ReactivityA sample of the inner part of a redwood tree felled in 1874 was shown to have 14 C activity of 9.32 dpm/g. Calculate the approximate age of the tree when it was cut down. Compare this age with that obtained from tree ring data, which estimated that the tree began to grow in 979 ± 52 BC Use 13.4 dpm/g for the value of A 0A sample of the inner part of a redwood tree felled in 1874 was shown to have 14 C activity of 9.32 dpm/g. Calculate the approximate age of the tree when it was cut down. Compare this age with that obtained from tree ring data, which estimated that the tree began to grow in 979 ± 52 BC Use 13.4 dpm/g for the value of A 0
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John C. Kotz + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337399074
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A sample of the inner part of a redwood tree felled in 1874 was shown to have 14C activity of 9.32 dpm/g. Calculate the approximate age of the tree when it was cut down. Compare this age with that obtained from tree ring data, which estimated that the tree began to grow in 979 ± 52 BC Use 13.4 dpm/g for the value of A0
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