The wood sample is 17190 years since the carbon-14 isotope has undergone 3 half-lives.
The Half-Life of a radioactive element is the time taken taken for half the atoms present in the nucleus of that element to disintegrate.
The half life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.
Initial amount of carbon-14 in the wood sample = one million (1,000,000) atoms.
Now it only has 125,000 C 14 atoms.
Number of half-lives undergone = 3 half-lives
Age of the wood sample = 3 × 5730 = 17190 years
Therefore, the wood sample is 17190 years old.
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