Question : For determination of the age of which among the following is carbon dating method used ?

Option 1: Fossils

Option 2: Rocks

Option 3: Trees

Option 4: 1 & 2


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Correct Answer: 1 & 2


Solution : The correct answer is 1 & 2.

Carbon dating method is used to determine the age or rocks and fossil fuels. It measures the age of the material using organic content present in it. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon which is emitted by the fossils or rocks. The older the sample the less carbon-14 it would emit. When an animal dies it stops absorbing carbon and begins to disintegrate, so the age is calculated with the help of carbon-14 left in it.

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