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Suppose that you measure the intensity of radiation from carbon-14 in an ancient piece of...

Suppose that you measure the intensity of radiation from carbon-14 in an ancient piece of wood to be 6% of what it would be in a freshly cut piece of wood. Show that the age of this artifact is about 23,000 years old.

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