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The half-life for decay of radioactive   14 C  is 5730 years. An archaeological artefact containing wood has only 80% of the   14 C  activity as found in living trees. The age of the artefact would be:
[Given: log 1.25 = 0.0969]

ChemistryChemical KineticsJEE Main
Options:
  • A 1845 years
  • B 184.5 years
  • C 1900 years
  • D 190 years
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1845 years

Radioactive decay follows first order kinetics.   Let [A] 0 =100

  [A]=100×80%=80 Decayconstant(k)= 0.693 t 1/2 = 0.693 5730 t= 2.303 k log [Ao] [A] = 2.303 0.693 5730 log 100 80 = 2.303×5730 0.693 ×log1.25 = 2.303×5730 0.693 ×0.0969 = 1 8 4 5  yrs

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