2. A collector has a sample of a cloth that they think was from a mummy...

 

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2. A collector has a sample of a cloth that they think was from a mummy in Ancient Egypt. After inspection it is estimated that the cloth would have had about 0.0000013 grams of Carbon- 14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 0.0000009 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the cloth? Could it have been from Ancient Egypt? Ancient Rome A collector owns a piece of a wooden shield that they believe was from Ancient Rome. It was determined that it likely had about 0.004 grams of Carbon-14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 0.0037 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the shield? Could it have been from Ancient Rome? 3. 4. 5. Ancient China 233 A collector purchased a set of pottery that they believe was from Ancient China. Based on the composition of the pottery it is estimated to have had about 4.5 x 10-9 grams of Carbon-14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 2.9 x 10 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the pottery? Could it have been from Ancient China? Mayan Civilization A collector found a bone near former Mayan territory. After careful research it has been determined that the bone lost about 8% of its Carbon-14. Approximately how old is the bone? Could it have been from the Mayan Civilization? Medieval Europe A collector recently acquired a matching dress and a hat that they believe was from Medieval Europe. After taking a sample it is estimated that the cloth had lost about 2.7% of its Carbon- 14. The hat had lost about 3.2% of its Carbon-14. Approximately how old are the items? Could they have been a matching pair? Could it have been from Medieval Europe? 2. A collector has a sample of a cloth that they think was from a mummy in Ancient Egypt. After inspection it is estimated that the cloth would have had about 0.0000013 grams of Carbon- 14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 0.0000009 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the cloth? Could it have been from Ancient Egypt? Ancient Rome A collector owns a piece of a wooden shield that they believe was from Ancient Rome. It was determined that it likely had about 0.004 grams of Carbon-14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 0.0037 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the shield? Could it have been from Ancient Rome? 3. 4. 5. Ancient China 233 A collector purchased a set of pottery that they believe was from Ancient China. Based on the composition of the pottery it is estimated to have had about 4.5 x 10-9 grams of Carbon-14 when it was new. Today there was found to be 2.9 x 10 grams remaining. Approximately how old is the pottery? Could it have been from Ancient China? Mayan Civilization A collector found a bone near former Mayan territory. After careful research it has been determined that the bone lost about 8% of its Carbon-14. Approximately how old is the bone? Could it have been from the Mayan Civilization? Medieval Europe A collector recently acquired a matching dress and a hat that they believe was from Medieval Europe. After taking a sample it is estimated that the cloth had lost about 2.7% of its Carbon- 14. The hat had lost about 3.2% of its Carbon-14. Approximately how old are the items? Could they have been a matching pair? Could it have been from Medieval Europe?

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We can apply the idea of carbon dating to ascertain the approximate ages of the objects and whether they could have come from their respective histori... View the full answer