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Present-day plant life has a carbon–14 decay rate of 16 disintegrations per minute (dpm) per gram of carbon. If a contemporary wooden chair were somehow preserved for the next 3,900 years, what 14C decay rate should be expected from the wood used to make the chair?  (t1/2 = 5,730 yr)
◦ 26 dpm
◦ 12 dpm
◦ 11 dpm
◦ 10 dpm
◦ 8 dpm
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Marked as best answer by bryantpr01 on Nov 5, 2023

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Reply #1 on: Nov 5, 2023
Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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