A sample of animal bone unearthed at an archeological site is found to contain 175 g of
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A sample of animal bone unearthed at an archeological site is found to contain 175 g of carbon, and the decay rate of 14C in the sample is measured to be 8.1 Bq. How old is the bone?
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