Answer;
= 11,460 years
Explanation;
- The half life of Carbon-14 is 5,730 years
. Half life is the time taken by a radioactive material to decay by half of its original mass. Therefore, it would take a time of 5730 years for a sample of 100 g of carbon-14 to decay to 50 grams
The initial amount of carbon-14 in this case was 1 whole; thus;
1 → 1/2 →1/4
To contain 1/4 of the value, 2 half-lives have passed.
But, 1 half life = 5,730 years
Therefore; The artifact is is therefore: 2 x 5,730
= 11,460 years
