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The activity of the hair of an egyptian mummy is
7
disintegration minute
−
1
7 \text{ disintegration minute}^{-1}
7
disintegration minute
−
1
of
C
14
\text{C}^{14}
C
14
. Find the age of mummy. Given
t
0.5
t_{0.5}
t
0.5
of
C
14
\text{C}^{14}
C
14
is 5770 year and disintegration rate of fresh sample of
C
14
\text{C}^{14}
C
14
is
14
disintegration minute
−
1
14 \text{ disintegration minute}^{-1}
14
disintegration minute
−
1
.
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