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(a) A sample is being dated by the radiocarbon technique. If thesample were unco

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(a) A sample is being dated by the radiocarbon technique. If thesample were uncontaminated, its activity would be 0.016 Bq per gramof carbon. Find the true age (in years) of the sample (b) supposethe sample is contaminated, so that only 98.0% of its carbon isancient carbon. The remaining 2.0% is fresh carbon, in the sensethat the 6C14 it contains has nothad any time to decay. Assuming that the lab technician is unawareof the contamination, what apparent age( in years) would bedetermined for the sample?

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