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hubes95

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The age of the Dead Sea Scrolls was found by carbon-14 dating. Could this technique have worked if they were carved in stone tablets? Explain.
 
  A) Yes, because there are appreciable levels of carbon even in stone.
  B) No, this method of dating requires a material that was once living.
  C) Yes, because X-ray images could be collected instead.
  D) No, the stones in the arid environment of the Dead Sea would have lost all of their carbon-14 by now.

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Which of the following describes the term concentration?
 
  A) It is what you are doing now to answer this question.
  B) It is the amount of solute in a given amount of solution.
  C) It is the amount of solvent in a given amount of solution.
  D) It is the given amount of solution in a given container.
  E) It is the given amount of solvent per amount of solute.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


hubes95

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Reply 2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Excellent

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