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(Radiocarbon dating) Carbon taken from a purported relic of the time of Christ contained 4...

(Radiocarbon dating) Carbon taken from a purported relic of the time of Christ contained 4.6 × 1010 atoms of 14C per gram. Carbon extracted from a present-day specimen of the same substance contained 5.0 × 1010 atoms of 14C per gram. Compute the approximate age of the relic. What is your opinion as to its authenticity?

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