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The age of the Shroud of Turin in determined by radiocarbon dating. A Geiger counter measures 12 counts per minute (c.p.m.) in a sample of the shroud compared to 15.4 c.p.m. from carbon-14 in a living organism. If the half life is 5760 years, what is the age of the shroud in years? The radioactive decay of carbon-14 follows first order kinetics.
1. 5760 2. 674 3. 20 x 10-4 4. 330
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The half life for the first order decomposition of nitromethane, CH 3NO 2, at 500K is 650 seconds. If the initial concentration of CH 3NO 2 is 0.500M, what will its concentration be (M) after 1300 seconds have elapsed?
1. 0.14 2. 0.125 3. 0.25 4. 0.425
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