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CSEC Physics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 3(f)

Carbon dating involves the use of Carbon-14 to determine the age of ancient objects. Explain how this is accomplished.

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  1. 3(a)The THREE MAIN particles in an atom are: A. B. C.[3 marks]
  2. 3(b)The corresponding location of EACH of these particles is: A. B. C.[3 marks]
  3. 3(c)The particle with NO charge is called[1 mark]
  4. 3(d)How many half-lives would it take for a sample of Carbon-14 to be reduced to 1/32 of its original mass?[2 marks]
  5. 3(e)Given that Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5700 years, determine how long it would take for this reduction to occur.[2 marks]

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