GATE GG-1 · 2022 · GG
Question 62: Geological time scale
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Question 62
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A soil sample shows an average beta count of 6.8 counts per minute (cpm) per gram of organic carbon. The ¹⁴C count rate from organic carbon of present day vegetation is 15.26 cpm/g. The age of the sample is _______ years. [round off to 1 decimal place] (Half-life of ¹⁴C = 5370 years)
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GATE GG-1 2022 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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- Section GG
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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