A Saber- Toothed- Tiger's Bones Contain 1/32 of the Amount

question 48

Multiple Choice

A saber- toothed- tiger's bones contain 1/32 of the amount of ¹⁴C that is contained in the bone material of living animals. The half- life of ¹⁴C is 6000 years. From this information, we can conclude

• A) that the tiger died about 30,000 years ago.
• B) that the tiger died about 18,000 years ago.
• C) nothing at all, because of the uncertainties associated with radioactive decay.
• D) nothing at all, because ¹⁴C dating is known to be inaccurate.
• E) that the tiger died about [i.e., plus or minus a few thousand years] 42,000 years ago.

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