004 10.0 points A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found at the remains of an ancient campsite. A 0.84 kg sample of
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004 10.0 points A piece of charcoal used for cooking is found at the remains of an ancient campsite. A 0.84 kg sample of carbon from the wood has an activity of 2370 decays per minute. Find the age of the charcoal. Living mate- rial has an activity of 15 decays/minute per gram of carbon present and the half-life of 14c is 5730 y. Answer in units of y.