CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2003

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    A wooden box excavated from Indus valley had an activity of \[1.18\times {{10}^{13}}\] disintegration per minute per gm. of carbon. What is the approximate age of this civilisation?

    A)  4000 years         

    B)  5700 years

    C)  8100 years         

    D)  6000 years

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We know that,  \[\frac{dN}{d\,t}=\lambda .N\] \[\therefore \]  \[1.18\times {{10}^{13}}=\frac{1}{T}\times \frac{1}{12}\times 6.023\times {{10}^{23}}\] or            \[T=\frac{6.023\times {{10}^{23}}}{1.18\times {{10}^{13}}\times 12}\] minutes        \[T=\frac{6.23\times {{10}^{23}}}{1.18\times {{10}^{13}}\times 12\times 60\times 24\times 365}\] years                 = 8100 years


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