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The discussion centers on calculating the age of a mummy's shroud using carbon dating principles. The cloth exhibits a 14C activity of 8.9 dpm/g, compared to the 15.2 dpm/g activity of living organisms. Given the half-life of 14C is 5730 years, the age of the shroud can be determined through the formula involving decay rates and half-life. Participants emphasize the relationship between activity and half-life in the context of radioactive decay.

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im doing a physics assignment on decay have completed most of it and am stuck on a question which i don't understand how to do, cud any1 help urgently?
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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?

Im not to good at carbon dating could anyone help as much as possible to help me answer this, thankyou
 
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