Question

A piece of bone of an animal from a ruin is found to have activity of disintegrations per minute per gm of its carbon content. The activity of a living animal is disintegrations per minute per gm. Nearly, how long ago did the animal die? (Given half life of is

A

years

B

years

C

years

D

years

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JEE Mains
Updated on : 2022-09-05
Solution
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Correct option is B)

We know that:


Therefore,



Also, 

Solving above equations, we get:

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