Carbon Dating Is a Common Method Employed in Dating Certain

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Multiple Choice

Carbon dating is a common method employed in dating certain kinds of fossils.It is based upon the radioactive decay of an isotope of carbon (C¹⁴) .Referring to the atomic number of carbon attained from figure 2.1,how many neutrons does C¹⁴ have?

• A) 2
• B) 4
• C) 8
• D) 12
• E) 14

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