Some dried beans with a 14C/12C ratio one-half of the current value are found in an...

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Some dried beans with a 14C/12C ratio one-half of the current value are found in an old cave.

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How old are the beans? [Archaeological Radiocarbon Dating, p. 355 in the textbook]

The half life is 5730... I tried multiplying it by 2 to get 11460... but that is incorrect apparently.

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