Suppose that an Egyptian farmer claims to have discovered a linen burial cloth used during Egypt's Middle Kingdom some 4000 years ago. Careful analysis shows that the cloth contains 80% of the ^{14}{\rm C} that it is estimated to have originally contained. How old is the cloth?

Afeather of mass 0.001 kg falls from a height of 2 m. under realistic conditions, it experiences air resistance. based on what you know about friction, what can you say about the kinetic energy of the feather as it reaches the ground? acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.8 m/s2. a. ke < 0.0196 j b. ke = 00196 j c. je = 0 j d. ke > 0.0196 j

Why do metals "give up" their valence electrons?

Listed following are various physical situations that describe how light interacts with matter. match these to the appropriate category. 1) transmission? -visible light meets clear glass -visible light does not pass through a black wall -red light hits a red sweatshirt -light comes from your computer screen -cell phone signals pass through walls -blue light hits a red sweatshirt -white light hits a white piece of paper -light comes from a light bulb