Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Nuclear Chemistry · Topic: Nuclear Chemistry – General · Exam: JAM 2005-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
A wood specimen containing ${ }^{14} \mathrm{C}$ taken from an ancient palace showed 24 counts in 3 minutes per gram of carbon in a detector. however, a fresh wood showed 52 counts in 2 minutes per gram of carbon. Assuming no background signal in the detector and half life of ${ }^{14} \mathrm{C}$ as 5730 years, the age (in years) of the wood specimen is ____
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