All of the Following Statements Concerning Radiocarbon Dating Are True ${ }_{6}^{14} \mathrm{C}$

question 15

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning radiocarbon dating are true EXCEPT

• A) radiocarbon dating is used to determine the age of meteorites.
• B) the decay of \( { }_{6}^{14} \mathrm{C} \) is used for radiocarbon dating.
• C) radioactive carbon is produced by the reaction of cosmic radiation and nitrogen-14.
• D) radioactive carbon decays into a nitrogen-14 atom and a beta particle.
• E) radiocarbon dating is limited to objects less than 50,000 years old.

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