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Scientists find a wooden spoon and they want to use Carbon dating to out how old it is. If the amount of carbon left is 85% of its original amount, how old this artifact? (Note here that we are actually finding the age of the wood from which the spoon was made

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Answer:

1,336 year (Approx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Half life of carbon 14 = 5,700 year

Equation used for carbon dating:

t = [5,700/In2]ln[N]

t = [5,700/In2]ln[85%]

t = [5,700/In2]ln[0.85]

t = 1,336 year (Approx)

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