Calculating the Age of a Mummy Shroud Using Carbon Dating - Step by Step Guide

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To calculate the age of the mummy shroud using carbon dating, the initial carbon activity (Co) is 15.2 dpm/g, while the current activity (C) is 8.9 dpm/g. The half-life of carbon-14 (T) is 5730 years. The formula to use is C = Co * (0.5)^(t/T), where t is the age of the shroud. By rearranging and solving this equation, the age of the shroud can be determined.
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Homework Statement


a) The cloth shroud of a mummy is found to have a 14C activity of 8.9 dpm g of carbon as opposed to living organisms which undergo 15.2 dpm g of carbon. Given the half –life of 14C is 5730 years what was the age of the shroud in years?


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Dont kno which 1 to use and if did don't kno how to :(


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Please help as much as possible as I am not to good at radiocarbon dating, thanks
 
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In present day, Co is 15.2, which is what it was when the shroud was first made. This value decreases by half every 5730 years, so the formula to use would be C_{o} (.5)^\frac{t}{T} = Cwhere Co is the initial amount of carbon, C is the amount of carbon after t years, and T is the half life.
 
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