An archaeologist analyses the wood in a prehistoric structure and finds that ${C^{14}}$ (Half life $= 5700\, years$) to ${C^{12}} $ is only one- fourth of that found in the cells buried plants. The age of the wood is about ........$years$
An archaeologist analyses the wood in a prehistoric structure and finds that ${C^{14}}$ (Half life $= 5700\, years$) to ${C^{12}} $ is only one- fourth of that found in the cells buried plants. The age of the wood is about ........$years$
- A
$5700$
- B
$2850 $
- C
$11400$
- D
$22800 $
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