Many Famous Artifacts Have Been Dated Using ¹⁴C Dating Techniques $\times$

Multiple Choice

Many famous artifacts have been dated using ¹⁴C dating techniques.One of these were the Dead Sea Scrolls or manuscripts.An activity level of 0.20 Bq per gram of carbon was measured.If the half-life of ¹⁴C is 5730 years and there are about 15 decays per minute per gram of carbon in a living organism,then calculate the age of the famous manuscripts.

A) 2.7 $\times$ 10³ years
B) 1.9 $\times$ 10³ years
C) 1.3 $\times$ 10³ years
D) 3.7 $\times$ 10⁴ years
E) None of these is correct.