Why Is Radiocarbon Dating Only Rarely Applied in Geological Work

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why is radiocarbon dating only rarely applied in geological work?

• A)No substances on Earth contain significant amounts of carbon-14.
• B)The half-life of carbon-14 is so long that it is effectively a stable isotope.
• C)The half-life of carbon-14 is so short that it can only be used to date materials that are less than 70,000 years old.
• D)Carbon-14 is destroyed by the heat of magma.

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