Question

These steps are followed when using the half-life of carbon-14 to determine

the age of an object that contains carbon. What is the correct order of these
steps?
A. Use the half-life of carbon-14 to determine the number of half-lives
that have passed.
B. Use the number of half-lives that have passed to determine the age
of the object.
C. Measure the ratio of parent and daughter nuclei.
A. B, C, A
B. C, A, B
O C. A,B,C
OD. A,C,B.

Answer 1

Answer: B.A.C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. C, A, B

Step-by-step explanation:

We can measure the age of an artifact by comparison of the activities a living sample with that of the artifact. This is so because the activity of the living sample represents the original activity of the artifact.

So, the steps involved in determining the age of an artifact is to measure the ratio of the parent and daughter nuclei. Then we use the half life of carbon to find out how many half lives have passed. Using this number of half lives that has passed, we can compute the age of the object.