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A sample of a wooden artifact gives 5.0 disintegrations/min/g carbon. The half-life of C...

A sample of a wooden artifact gives 5.0 disintegrations/min/g carbon. The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, and the activity of C-14 in wood just cut down from a tree is 15.3 disintegrations/min/g carbon. How old is the wooden artifact?

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