A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a 14

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A sample of wood from a Thracian chariot found in an excavation in Bulgaria has a 14C activity of 11.2 dpm/g. Estimate the age of the chariot and the year it was made. (t½ for 14C is 5.73 × 103 years, and the activity of 14C in living material is 14.0 dpm/g.)

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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